Gavin Purtell 'Bad Neighbours' is a really enjoyable and well-made comedy. Plenty of laughs throughout, with a great cast and decent ending. Rogen plays his usual loveable buffoon and Byrne is surprisingly good as his wife, as she's allowed to keep her Aussie accent, rather than doing a fake American one. But the way they act together, with their cute baby, is quite realistic and charming. The whole plot is really simple - a frat moves in, they don't like it, so a battle to get rid of them escalates.There's an excellent support cast - Hannibal Buress as the cop (particularly the Garfield bit), Lisa Kudrow as the Dean & Jason Mantzoukas as the doctor all have some great lines. There's some drawn-out fraternity/party scenes, but overall it's well-paced, with constant jokes and funny moments throughout. Even the baby gets a few laughs, particularly during the calendar shoot!Efron & (the younger) Franco do a good job as the frat-boys, but it's pretty predictable - except for some of the pranks (& fights) they pull, which have heaps of laughs. It's probably not as good as 'Old School', but still better than some of Rogen's recent comedies.

theVade As a film, I just thought it was okay. There was nothing that made me crack up laughing, and at no time did I feel the need to pull out my phone to check Twitter. The film was never bad at any point (in my opinion) but it also didn't have me on the floor in tears laughing. So in the end I decided to give Neighbors an "Alright" on theVade Review Bar or a 5 out of 10. It wasn't bad, and it wasn't outstanding, it was just alright. So that's it.. just a short review for a movie that was just a tad short at being a good comedy.Read more at theVade.

chaos-rampant For what this is, this is just fine. The whole gambit, which is the difference between Appatow stuff that work and those that don't, is to have skits that mask themselves out by spontaneity and characters that you can buy as people who are troubled by real stuff before they have to morph for the cartoon. They do it here mostly. A lot of it is down to Rogen and Byrne conveying a great vexation.It's about this couple of 30 year olds who have ushered into proper adulthood, bought their first house in the suburbs and just had a baby. The film begins with the notion that maybe they would like to party once in a while but this new life is too hectic. What do you know, a sorority moves next-door, reminder of crazy youth they have to leave behind and are probably better off for it.Enjoyable to watch overall and more of a breeze than not, which is what I expect to get out of a night with this.

Ivan Andonov Neighbors is one of those hate it or love it titles. Many people dislike this type of comedy calling it stupid and pointless. While I quite enjoy serious and high-quality movies, sometimes I just want to lay on the couch and watch 90 minutes of high-quality stupid things that just make me laugh a lot. Neighbors is just this type of movie - sit back, relax and just have a laugh - not everything we watch has to be a life-changing experience.As far as actors go I think everybody did their work great. Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne have a great chemistry and really make all the scenes work. Do not let yourself be fooled by the low rating here - Neighbors is a good comedy with loads of funny moments that would not let you get bored while watching it.