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The Boy Next Door – Hollywood Movie
Director: Rob Cohen
Genre: Thriller
Release date: January 23, 2015
Run Time: - Not
Available
Cast:
1.
Jennifer
Lopez as Claire Peterson,
2.
Ryan
Guzman as Noah Sandborn,
3.
Hill
Harper as the Headmaster,
4.
Ian
Nelson as Kevin Peterson,
5.
Adam
Hicks as Tommy,
6.
Lexi
Atkins as Allie,
7.
Kristin
Chenoweth,
8.
John
Corbett
Producer:
Elaine
Goldsmith-Thomas,
Jennifer Lopez,
Jason Blum
Production Co:
Blumhouse Productions,
Smart Entertainment
Smart Entertainment
Music:
Randy Edelman
Country:
United States
Language:
English,
Review:
The cheese is thick or it
smothers everything in “The Boy nearby,” however it’s ne\'er quite adhesive or
spicy enough.
You want
AN titillating adventure story within which a hunky 19-year-old seduces a mammy
double his age – so compulsively stalks and threatens her – to be as
extraordinary as attainable. If you’re attending to build AN R-rated version of
what\'s primarily period show material, as director Rob Cohen has done here,
you don’t need something resembling restraint.
“The Boy
Next Door” has its share of so-bad-they’re-good moments – and details, and
chunks of dialogue – however not nearly enough. Mostly, they’re simply
unhealthy. And it had such potential too, beginning with the casting.
Jennifer
Lopez stars because the WASPily named Claire Peterson, the most well liked
highschool instructor within the San Fernando depression. however she finds
time to blow out her hair and apply full makeup each morning – complete with
smoky eyes and shiny lips – whereas conjointly serving as one parent to her
adolescent son, Kevin (Ian Nelson), is that the film’s real mystery. At night,
she lounges around in flimsy tank tiptop and teddies that take hold the
actress’ world-famous posterior. Buffed and polished to a high lustre, J-Lo is
forty five and has ne\'er looked higher – and that’s truly a part of the
matter. a girl who’s somewhat a lot of vulnerable, and somewhat less of a force
of nature, might need been a a lot of plausible mark.
Claire
has been lonely latterly since separating from her philandering husband,
Garrett (John Corbett). and therefore the sweet however slightly nerdy Kevin
might use a robust male figure around, too. thus it’s excellent temporal order
once the handsome and muscular Noah (Ryan Guzman) moves into the house nearby
to assist his peaked uncle (who distractingly resembles grayback city in his
“Bad Grandpa” makeup). we have a tendency to truly see his striated muscle
before we have a tendency to see his face. however there’s most a lot of to him
than simply his looks; within the playscript from first-timer Barbara Curry,
he’s uproariously too smart to be true.
Noah
fixes cars and cleans out storm drains. (The very first thing he repairs is
Claire’s broken garage door. How’s that for a sexual metaphor?) He will beat up
the bullies World Health Organization antagonize Kevin and provides the child
enough confidence to call for the prettiest woman at school. however he’s
conjointly a scholar, and may quote extensively from “The epic poem.” (The
method this classic piece of literature is employed throughout the film
galvanized unintentional laughter throughout the screening I attended.) And so,
at age 19, he finagles his method into Claire’s grade, having ne\'er graduated
from highschool as a result of his troubled, orphan past.
On the
one night a year that it rains in la, once some glasses of wine, Claire
provides in to Noah’s flirtations and sleeps with him in a very scene that’s
true quite wet, despite Lopez’s no-nudity clause. subsequent morning, though,
as she’s gathering her things and getting ready to try to to the (quick) walk
of shame, Noah’s clingy, intense freak-out ought to be her 1st clue that one
thing could be a very little off with this guy.
Guzman, a
veteran of the “Step Up” franchise, could apprehend the moves here, too,
however ne\'er sells them convincingly. There’s one thing too immature
concerning his appearance and underdeveloped concerning his craft. He’s ne\'er
actually baleful, that depletes this titillating adventure story of a lot of of
its thrills, and he winds up being completely outmatched by the attractive
Lopez at each flip.
From
here, there square measure multiple instances of intricately threatening
behavior that ought to be enough cause for Claire to travel to the police, then
again we\'d haven\'t any show. Instead, we have a tendency to watch as she
scrambles and fumbles in hopes of placating this psychotic person – and
unwittingly places herself and her family in additional danger. Cohen directed
the primary “Fast and Furious” show from 2001, and he gets the prospect to
insert one good automobile chase as a reminder of what he’s capable of doing
with a lot of spirited material.
Only the insane
(and insanely violent) climactic confrontation, in a very burning barn, of all
places, finally provides the individuals what they require. You’ll howl, you’ll
squirm, you’ll applaud with sick glee – and you’ll want that the remainder of
the film were that a lot of fun.
