Rated R
Starring Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Dave Franco
Directed by Nicholas Stoller
The Story:
Mac (Rogen) and Kelly (Byrne) have just bought their first house and are raising their (really adorable) baby. The house next door is for sale, and they wonder who will move in. Cue the bad boy fraternity of the local college that just happened to have burned their last home down! The President (Efron) and Vice President (Franco) seem nice enough at first, but their partying and the neighbors trying to raise their kids soon begin to clash. Things are about to get ugly.
Funny, but ugly.
I set the bar low for this one. I had seen the previews, and watching Rogen get blown through the roof with the airbag gag was funny.
It was still funny in the film itself.
This was an escalating revenge comedy as the neighbors and frat members attempted to outdo the other in their game of making life as horrible as possible for one another.
Efron continues to distance himself from his Disney past, and so far he's doing a fine job on both the comedic and dramatic sides of the coin.
Rogen continues playing his usual goofy everyman self, and he does a fine job at it.
The movie works nicely by not giving you either side to really root for or against.
After all, you would think the audience would side with the couple, yet they aren't exactly blameless in this whole thing. Makes a nice counter-balance for the audience to decide who they want to root for.
Oh, and as I mentioned previously, the daughter? Absolutely adorable.
Final Grade: C+
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Better than I was expecting, but not good enough to earn a spot in the library. Could be viewed again in a few years for a few laughs.
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