User:Sock/Neighbors

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Critical response[edit]

The film's South by Southwest premiere was met with positive reviews. Henry Barnes of The Guardian stated that Neighbors was "extremely funny", praised the chemistry between Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne, and complimented the performances of Dave Franco and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. However, he criticized the "strangely blank" performance of Zac Efron, as well as the film's pacing.[1] Andrew Barker of Variety disagreed with Barnes, calling Efron's performance "credible and intriguing", but opined that there were many "missed marks".[2] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter credited Byrne with stealing her scenes, as well as the performance of Lisa Kudrow. He criticized Mintz-Plasse's character as a "one-joke role", but found the film to be "[a]n uproarious and hugely commercial vision of intergenerational warfare".[3] Drew Taylor of Indiewire lauded the film, calling it "one of the funniest, most visually inventive studio comedies in recent memory".[4]

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 73% rating, with an average score of 6.3/10, based on reviews from 198 critics. The site's consensus states: "With plenty of bawdy humor evenly spread between its well-matched stars, Neighbors earns its R rating—and filmgoers' laughs."[5] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the film has a score of 68, based on 45 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a B rating on an A+ to F scale.[7]

References[edit]

Theatrical positive:

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Theatrical mixed:

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  1. ^ Barnes, Henry (March 9, 2014). "Bad Neighbours review - Seth Rogen and Zac Efron gross but great". The Guardian. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  2. ^ Barker, Andrew (March 8, 2014). "SXSW Film Review: 'Neighbors'". Variety. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  3. ^ DeFore, John (March 8, 2014). "Neighbors: SXSW Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  4. ^ Taylor, Drew (March 8, 2014). "SXSW Review: 'Neighbors' Starring Seth Rogen, Zac Efron & Rose Byrne". IndieWire. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "Neighbors (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  6. ^ "Neighbors". Metacritic. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  7. ^ Collis, Clark (May 11, 2014). "Box office report: 'Neighbors' beats 'Spider-Man 2' with $51 million haul". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  8. ^ Sharkey, Betsy (May 8, 2014). "Naughty 'Neighbors' a good mix of the silly and sweet". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  9. ^ Berardinelli, James (May 8, 2014). "Neighbors". ReelViews. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  10. ^ Puig, Claudia (May 9, 2014). "Suburban warfare gets ugly, and funny, in 'Neighbors'". USA Today. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  11. ^ Travers, Peter (May 8, 2014). "'Neighbors' Movie Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  12. ^ Burr, Ty (May 8, 2014). "'Neighbors' looks at frat boys in the 'hood". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  13. ^ Roeper, Richard (May 9, 2014). "Neighbors Review". RichardRoeper.com. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  14. ^ Phillips, Michael (May 8, 2014). "Neighbors movie review". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  15. ^ LaSalle, Mick (May 9, 2014). "'Neighbors' review: Comic bedlam with frat next door". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  16. ^ Nashawaty, Chris (May 14, 2014). "Neighbors Movie Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  17. ^ Noveck, Jocelyn (May 7, 2014). "Review: Rogen, Efron wage comic war in 'Neighbors'". U-T San Diego. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  18. ^ Scott, A. O. (May 8, 2014). "Adulthood vs. Arrested Development in 'Neighbors'". The New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  19. ^ Guzmán, Rafer (May 8, 2014). "'Neighbors' review: Seth Rogen, Zac Efron keep lazy comedy alive". Newsday. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  20. ^ Jones, J. R. "Neighbors". Chicago Reader. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  21. ^ O'Hehir, Andrew (May 8, 2014). ""Neighbors" tries to make grown-ups the cool kids". Salon. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  22. ^ Jenkins, Mark (May 8, 2014). "'Neighbors' Just Wants To Be The Gross Joke Next Door". NPR. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  23. ^ Hornaday, Ann (May 8, 2014). "'Neighbors' movie review: Crude jokes and bromances abound". Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  24. ^ Lane, Anthony. "Neighbors". The New Yorker. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  25. ^ Neumaier, Joe (May 7, 2014). "'Neighbors': movie review". Daily News. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  26. ^ Smith, Kyle (May 8, 2014). "Raunchy frat comedy 'Neighbors' is no 'Old School'". New York Post. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
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