Review of Neighbors (2014) by Sean L — 05 Jan 2015
Seth Rogen continues his comic tour of middle life, as a new father fighting the impending realization that youth culture has escaped him. The arrival of a party-all-hours fraternity in the vacant house next door hammers that point home, and when Rogen pulls the ultimate grown-up move (calling the cops at 4am) it quickly ignites an escalating game of one-upsmanship with the chapter president (Zac Efron).
It's the very definition of one-note, like a ninety minute sketch from SNL, but at least it plays that key admirably. Rogen's usual mix of snarky one-liners, aging stoner tropes and gross-out payoffs are spread thick like a jar of Jiffy, but it all still feels fresh enough and he gets a lot of help from Rose Byrne in a hilarious supporting role as his let's-throw-down spouse.
You'll get exactly what you expect to get, whether you appreciate the comic stylings or not - myself, I'd lean more to the former. Light, but often wickedly funny; don't go looking for much depth, but why are you looking for that here anyway?
This review of Neighbors (2014) was written by Sean L on 05 Jan 2015.
Neighbors has generally received positive reviews.
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