Review of Neighbors

Neighbors (1981)
7/10
The Vidiot Reviews...
14 September 2014
Neighbors

The irony of neighbours is that you often kill them with the same tool you borrowed from them.

However, the aggravated neighbour in this dark comedy is liable to use his bare-hands.

Despondent suburbanite Earl (John Belushi) is jolted from his mundane existence when an unconventional couple (Dan Aykroyd, Cathy Moriarty) moves in next-door.

Unnerved by his forwardness and her flirtatiousness, Earl is confused as to why they moved into his quiet community.

He soon begins to draw his own conclusions, which ultimately leads to paranoia and self-destruction.

A satire on suburban bliss, Neighbors finds both its SNL alumni playing against their type in order to create a truly eccentric comedy.

Based on the delusional bestseller by Thomas Berger, this undervalued psychological comedy from the '80s is an excellent commentary on the confines of safety and sanity.

Furthermore, you should only interact with your neighbours if they have a pool.

Yellow Light

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