The Good Neighbor
Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 2:04 am
Yay Netflix!
Two kids decide to do an experiment to see if they can make someone believe their home is haunted. Their target is an elderly neighbor, James Caan.
I liked this movie probably more than I should have. There's a lot of flaws, including the dreaded intentional misdirection by the filmmakers, which is always a bullshit tactic. Trick me with the story, don't trick me with the characters doing things completely illogically. (Hint: The whole door scene doesn't fit the story.)
Still, I dug Caan's story. The kids, however, were a mess. They did a decent job of acting kind of like real kids, but they had too much technical prowess and some parts of their story line was unnecessary bullshit.
There is a nice jab at our current culture and the lessons kids are receiving at the end.
Nothing memorable, but I enjoyed it. It had flaws, but Caan was kind of genius casting because of how well his reputation fits the story. Skip it, watch it, either way is fine.
Two kids decide to do an experiment to see if they can make someone believe their home is haunted. Their target is an elderly neighbor, James Caan.
I liked this movie probably more than I should have. There's a lot of flaws, including the dreaded intentional misdirection by the filmmakers, which is always a bullshit tactic. Trick me with the story, don't trick me with the characters doing things completely illogically. (Hint: The whole door scene doesn't fit the story.)
Still, I dug Caan's story. The kids, however, were a mess. They did a decent job of acting kind of like real kids, but they had too much technical prowess and some parts of their story line was unnecessary bullshit.
There is a nice jab at our current culture and the lessons kids are receiving at the end.
Nothing memorable, but I enjoyed it. It had flaws, but Caan was kind of genius casting because of how well his reputation fits the story. Skip it, watch it, either way is fine.