Review of Neighbor (2009) by John M — 10 Jun 2011
"You've no idea where I've been".
I personally am not a huge fan of the "torture porn" genre as it stands and this movie is torture porn, pure and simple. Here America Olivo makes you rethink the perception of the "fairer sex" and will make you think twice if you're in the dating market. She does a wonderful imitation of becoming the sadistic Neighbor who morphs from seductive siren to cold brutal sadist in a heartbeat, showing no remorse, giving no explanation and is genuinely creepy in this movie.
The torture scenes are brutal and gut wrenching and there are too many to get into, but writer/director Masciantonio will leave these scenes imprinted on your brain making you cringe with every horrific shot. Meanwhile Special effects\make-up honcho Vincent Guastini takes gore to a new level with his hyper-real mastery of the makeup. Think Fatal Attraction meets Hostel...with a bit of the ultra violence thrown in for good measure.
Unfortunately there is no plot development, we don't connect with any of the characters, they only exist to be killed by "The Girl" and we have little inkling of why she is even killing to begin with. Not sure why they called it "Neighbor", either.
This review of Neighbor (2009) was written by John M on 10 Jun 2011.
Neighbor has generally received mixed reviews.
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