Good Neighbors
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: July 29, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottAug 5, 2011
It's his film's metamorphosis into something else -- something every bit as dark, and every bit as intriguing -- that will keep viewers planted in their seats, and, at times, perched on the edges of them. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. MusettoJul 29, 2011
Working from a 1982 novel set in Quebec City, director-writer Jacob Tierney provides enough thrills and surprises, even a little satire, to keep viewers' attention. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedJul 26, 2011
Good Neighbors is a hotbed of twisted ideas with a straightforward yet novel approach to the Gothic horror in the hearts of mistakenly everyday people. Stressful and disconcerting but highly recommended, it gave me nightmares. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJul 28, 2011
Quirky, creepy and increasingly involving, the Montreal-set thriller Good Neighbors throws a trio of offbeat apartment dwellers together under one shaky roof as a serial killer wreaks havoc around town. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJul 28, 2011
Swerving from bland to brutal, endearingly coy to shockingly explicit, the Canadian import Good Neighbors finds pitch-black comedy among white-bread lives. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttJul 27, 2011
Good Neighbors is a film of acquired taste. If one is willing to accept humor in a movie about a serial killer, if one likes a thriller than emphasizes character over thrills, if one is susceptible to a cast of characters that includes three cats, then the movie has found its very selective target audience. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubAlison WillmoreJul 28, 2011
That slow reveal is Good Neighbors' finest quality: It finds tension in stilted hallway interactions, unwanted dinner parties, and complaints about the wanderings of pets. Read full review
60
Boxoffice MagazinePam GradyJul 29, 2011
Good Neighbors' greatest strength is that even when the plot becomes too obvious and the thriller aspects fall apart, it can always wrestle a laugh out of you. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichelle OrangeJul 26, 2011
A murder close to home freaks Louise out, but it's a pointed cat poisoning that sends her, and Good Neighbors, over the edge. Tierney offers what preparations he can for the offbeat darkness to come - faint organ chords and a focus on his character's idiosyncrasies build a sense of dread - but at least one part of the perfect, triple-crossing crime that plays out is so black you may want to wear shades. Read full review
40
VarietyJohn AndersonJul 26, 2011
A romantic-comedy-cum-serial-killer-movie that bends genre to the point of snapping. Read full review
40
Time OutSam AdamsJul 26, 2011
It's blackhearted fun, but eventually the spurt runs dry, and all that's left is a pallid corpse. Read full review
38
Slant MagazinePaul SchrodtJul 28, 2011
Good Neighbors basically runs on the assumption that Montreal is the last place you would ever want to live. Read full review
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