Good Neighbours

"A woman your age should always be concerned for her safety, it's a nasty world." Victor (Baruchel) has just moved to Montreal in the middle of a killing spree by a serial killer. He meets his new neighbors Louise and Spencer (Speedman) and does his best to become friends with them. Soon secrets are revealed. I will start by saying that I did enjoy this movie. The big problem with it is that it was very flat all the way through. Never got bad enough to stop watching and trying to figure out the killer made you want to keep watching till the end. The movie never really got to an exciting point where you are totally engrossed in it. I can't really say anything bad about this because I did like it, but I can't say anything good about it because it was slow and drawn out with very little action. Overall, not a bad movie so worth a watch. Not a good movie so don't rush to watch it though. I give it a B-.

Would I watch again? - I don't think so.

*Also try - Perfect Host

It reminds many thrillers, crime and dark comedies. And it does well that. Proposing a simple story, good actors, few spices and a serial killer, young people, cats, fish tanks, some Hitchcock, Woody Allen and Tarantino, few drops of "Delicious" and a fine end. A real nice film. And, not less, a smart one.

The basic problem can be the status of salad. In some measure, too much ingredients.

Turned my TV on and this was running on HBO, in the middle, so I looked up the rating & storyline here to see if I was interested in restarting it...and stumbled across the spoiler IMDB choose to use for a quote.

Umm, why???

I saw this film recently partly based on the other review above. I did not agree with the general thrust of that review and so I've contributed one based on my own impressions. As a whodunit the culprit was fairly obvious taking away any possibility of plot tension. The general lack of action, drama (or blood) was actually disappointing.

The film did not hit any low notes to be fair and was watchable enough but it failed to hit any high ones (for me) either.It was well professionally acted and with workmanlike direction, the scenes were well shot including the slightly unpleasant one alluded to in the previous review but the only emotional connect I felt with the film was some twinges of embarrassment at a couple of points. Sunday evening filler.

Loved the way this story is put together, little miniature caricature studies of people you live near/around/with....

Its kind of a mystery, and like any mystery it would be nice if the ending was a bit of an 'ah ha ' moment... wasn't for me hence 7 of 10.

Actually really impressed by Speedman, who knew he might be an actor?