Bad Neighbours

These Neighbours Know How To Party

Director: Nicholas Stoller
Release Date: 2014
Rating: 15
Running Time: 95 mins
Genre: Comedy
Actors: Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Dave Franco

'In this neighborhood, we don't always stay off the "grass"!' says a brown-nosing Seth Rogen before revealing a pre-rolled joint to his newly arrived neighbours Zac Efron and Dave Franco, you'd assume by this welcoming gift from the 'old couple next door' that a neighbourly friendship is about to blossom. But little do both parties know its not just going to be the joint that will be sparked, but also, after phone call to the police, intense rivalry like no other resulting in hilarious circumstances. With pool Parties, BBQ Parties and even Robert DeNiro Parties, it's fair to say that these neighbours no how to party. But lets back up a little...

Newly wedded couple, Mac and Kelly (Rogen and Byrne) are settling into their married life and adjusting to living in their suburban home, whilst also coping with the added responsibilities of parenthood and becoming fully grown adults, it seems like the couple will finally have to finally accept that their youth is now behind them. Enter the Delta Fraternity next door....

Like Channing Tatum and others before him, it's finally Efron's turn to prove himself as an actor, not just for the women but for the guys as well. It's fair to say, as he takes on the lead in this American comedy, he settles into the part and suits it very well, there's definitely a career in comedy for the young star if he fancies Bad Neighbours 2. And of course he ends up spending the majority of the film with his top off, so of course its a film for the ladies as well. Seth Rogen once again graces our screen as his usual character of a fat lovable stoner, but now is the fat lovable stoner accompanied by a wife (Rose Byrne) and new born baby , so the comical actor changes his tune slightly and adapts to this new role. Of course there's much more shrooms, weed and other drugs involved, so the old Seth Rogen we know and love hasn't fully left us yet.

There's no denying that Bad Neighbours is yet another mad college film with constant parties and the typical American gags we both love and sometimes are sickened by, so if you like dick jokes, fart jokes and more dick jokes then Bad Neighbours is definitely a must see movie this year. But its not just its crude humour that stands out in this film, because its not just a typical college film but it can be said it goes a bit deeper than that. In many ways despite its 'boyish' humour, the film does say a lot about people growing older, loosing their youth coming to terms with being grown ups. As well as also looking the problems with drawing to the end of education and having to venture out into the real world. In many ways it says a lot about reality and age and how we cope with it, but of course there's also a load of drinking, taking drugs and staying up all night to party.

7/10