Friday, September 4, 2015

The Boy Next Door 2015


fpo     Claire Peterson and her husband Garrett are separated.  Claire is a teacher of English classics at a local high school.  Kevin is their son and he goes to the school where Claire teaches.  Noah Sandborn has moved in next door to live and to help his ill elderly uncle.  Noah starts to spend time with Kevin but he becomes infatuated with Claire. 
     It doesn’t take very long for this movie to get out of hand.  Kevin is not even a step away from being crazy, he’s really crazy.  There isn’t much distance with Kevin next door and also at Claire’s school.  There is a lot of excitement in the concluding scenes.  3* (This movie is OK)

91 min, Mystery directed by Rob Cohen with Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Ian Nelson, John Corbett, Kristin Chenoweth, Lexi Atkins, Hill Harper, Jack Wallace, Adam Hicks.

Note:  Imdb 4.6 out of 10, 10% critic 35% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 1 ½*.
Special Note:  The estimated budget for this film was $4,000,000 and it has already earned $35,385,560 in the US as of 3/6/15.  There is a mistake in this movie.  Kevin gives Claire a first edition of The Iliad but this story was passed down as an oral tradition.  The most complete manuscript dates from the 10th century. 

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