The Boy Next Door

2015 "A Moment She Couldn't Resist. An Obsession He Can't Control."
4.7| 1h31m| R| en
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A recently cheated on married woman falls for a younger man who has moved in next door, but their torrid affair soon takes a dangerous turn.

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Wordiezett So much average
ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
Tushpi This is not as bad as some of the reviewers make out. I have seen far worse. It is a story that has been told many times before. It is entertaining. The type of movie you grab some popcorn and don't think too hard about. Jennifer Lopez is not a great actress but she is easy on the eye and the film exploits that repeatedly. It has some exciting moments and Ryan Guzman is very menacing in a number of scenes. The ending is a bit unrealistic and some of the dialog cheesy. It won't win awards but as a piece of escapism it was enjoyable.
Fallen Eye This movie could've been a whole lot more enjoyable than it turned out to be.I don't know if I should give it a 4 or a 5.Negatives:Badly edited. Ryan Guzman is, again, not too great an actor. Movie is incredibly predictable. Ian Nelson's character constantly keeps swaying at a drop of a hat. Movie provides no closure. Non whatsoever.Positives:Jennifer Lopez is still as gorgeous as ever. Movie somehow managed to avoid a shower scene. Not too bad a job, off a 4 Million Dollar budget.Conclusion: 4.9/10. It's nothing we haven't seen before, but, I personally enjoy Jennifer Lopez's performances for what they are, and honestly, given the budget, perhaps this movie could've also been worse. Also, if Noah wasn't the crazy boy he was before he moved in next door, I'd certainly understand if he suddenly became one, after that rainy, and stormy night.
jsaus63304 Totally a formula movie. We have seen the plot a dozen times with a mentally deranged person who is obsessed with another person, works their way into the life of that person and becomes dangerously deranged. Similar plot to films like Fatal Attraction, The Babysitter, The Stepfather and dozens of other films on the Lifetime Network. What really amazes me is that well known stars will actually accept rolls in films like this. Do they need the money that badly? Maybe with American Idol ending, Jennifer Lopez felt she would need a little cash to hold her over to the next gig. Bad acting, bad writing, bad character development, bad plot. The best part was the end and the worst part was that it did not come soon enough.
muhammedamelgammal This movie was interesting and had a lot of potential, but it did not deliver a powerful experience as it should have.It started as a typical crush over a single parent. In this case it was Claire Peterson, played by Jennifer Lopez, as the single mother. She was going through a divorce, but it was not official yet. Her neighbor lover Noah, played by Ryan Guzman, had just moved in next door and he could not take his eyes off of Claire. Noah used his charm and looks to take advantage of Claire when she was vulnerable. But quickly after the two had sex, Noah was the one that went obsessive crazy over Claire.His obsession had him do some irrational things, but it was not anything to extreme. He recorded the two of them without her knowing. He printed numerous copies of photos of the two of them naked and decorated Claire's class room with them. Noah would also stalk her. He manipulated her son to trust him over her.He even kills one of Claire's friends and kidnaps her husband and son.This really could have been much more suspenseful than what it was. It would have made the movie much more entertaining instead of playing it safe as it did. Everything that happened in this movie is in any other type of obsession story. There really was not any risk taken in the production of this.