Film: Neighbors

GENRE: Comedy

RATING: 18A for language, nudity, & crude content
RUNTIME: 1 hours and 36 minutes

STARRING: Seth Rogen (Knocked Up, 50/50, Pineapple Express)

Zac Efron (High School Musical), Rose Byrne (Bridesmaids)

DIRECTOR: Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall)

WRITERS: Andrew J Cohen & Brendan O’Brien (newcomers)

PLOT: A frat house moves next door to a new family with a newborn. Loudness and pranks ensue

FIVE OBSERVATIONS:

1 This was a fun frat film. What was interesting is that for the most part, I wanted both sides to win somehow. I did find it strange that no one else in the neighborhood complained about the frat despite some of their good deeds.

2 I liked that Byrne didn’t play the nagging wife and got in on the action.

3 I often find Ike Barinholtz (Mindy Project) too much, but there was a good dose of him in this film.

4 There’s a very fun fight scene between Efron and Rogen. Good stuff.

5 Much like Efron’s often shirtless body, this film came in at a trim 90 minutes instead of the usual Rogen-esque bloated two hours. Well done guys.

RECOMMENDATION: Wait for the DVD

UPCOMING REVIEWS: X-Men: Days of Future Past