The Boy Next Door (2015) User Reviews

A cliché thriller.

[OllieSuave-007 · 5/10 · 31 March 2015]

This movie is really nothing we haven't seen before: A woman on the brink of divorce has an affair with her younger next door neighbor and, afterward, wants nothing more to do with the man. As a result, the neighbor gets violent and stalks her.

It is a fast-pace thriller with steamy love scenes and quick action sequences. However, the plot is predictable and the acting is sub-par at best. For a movie called, "The Boy Next Door," there should be more suspense and plot twists that lead up to the title role, rather than a one-time encounter that basically reveals almost immediately who the antagonist is.

It's not a entirely bad movie to pass the time with; however, you will find much more suspenseful and captivating thriller than this one.

Grade C-

Unoriginal Standard Thriller

[claudio_carvalho · 4/10 · 16 December 2016]

The classic literature teacher Claire Peterson (Jennifer Lopez) lives alone with her teenage son Kevin (Ian Nelson) in a house in the suburb. She is separated from her husband Garrett Peterson (John Corbett) since she has found he had an affair with a coworker in Los Angeles. Garrett wants to have a fresh restart with Claire but she is reluctant and prefers to stay alone. When the handsome nephew of her next door neighbor Noah Sandborn (Ryan Guzman) loses his parents in a car accident, he moves to the house and befriends Claire and Kevin. Noah seems to be an adorable young man and soon there is a sexual tension between Claire and he and one rainy night they have one night stand. On the next morning, Claire regrets but Noah becomes obsessed for her and shows his real personality.

"The Boy Next Door" is an unoriginal standard thriller with a well- known story. The viewer knows the whole predictable story from the beginning in a common screenplay that probably lays on the shelf of studios para every now and then make a movie. The attraction of "The Boy Next Door" is the hot Jennifer Lopez only; otherwise it would be complete garbage. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "O Garoto da Casa ao Lado" ("The Boy in the Next Door House")

A complete mess

[Screen_Blitz · 1/10 · 24 January 2015]

This erotic thriller starring Jennifer Lopez is definitely one of the worst movies I have seen in recent history. Some movies can be panned critics and still be somewhat entertaining. This movie is NOT one of them. The acting was horrendous (especially at the end), the plot was absolutely cheesy, and the whole script was pretty much chaos. This film was like a rip-off of movies like Fatal Attraction or American Psycho.

Jennifer Lopez plays Claire, a mother who is dealing with marriage problems and is a teaches English at a high school. Noah, a young man in his late teens, moves next door and befriends her son, Kevin. After having a sexual encounter with her, Noah grows an obsessive relationship with her and begins exhibiting violent behavior such as brutally beating another student and turning Kevin away from his father.

Just about every scene in the movie was predictable. There were no elements of surprise whatsoever, there wasn't even anything remotely scary about it. Most of what we get is nude shots of Jennifer's Lopez's body and gratuitous sex scenes. The acting was so awful that it would make you laugh. The fight scene were unrealistic and looked as if the actors didn't know what they were doing and had to constantly had be directed by the camera man.

I do not recommend this movie to anyone unless they are a die hard Jennifer Lopez fan.

So terrible, yet....

[ladysarah1985-222-663781 · 3/10 · 25 January 2015]

My friend and I had a blast at this movie last Friday, but not for the reason you would expect. We literally laughed through the entire film - and what was even more fun was that the entire theater was laughing, too. The dialogue and plot were so thin and badly written, and the intense scenes so implausible, that it was hilarious. As the movie ended, I think all of us sat staring at the screen wondering if that really was the ending - that the credits were about to prove it was all over - that me, my friend, and the entire theater, cracked up all over again.

So, I have absolutely no regrets about paying money to see it. It was fun in its own right.

For films like this, it's best not to think too much about it

[kshirad · 12 February 2015]

Of course, this is a bad movie. Yet, there are plenty of guilty pleasures to behold here. When I say it's bad, I didn't say I didn't enjoy it. I mean, there's a lot of potential going on. Unfortunately, it leads to a bit disappointing finale. But, it is salvaged by an amount of suspense before the ensuing chaos.

At first, J.Lo... why did she even bother signing on this? I thought that this is too low even for her standards. But, later on, I think that she's pretty committed on doing this role. So, I decided to lay back and enjoy the ride.

Then, along came Ryan Guzman, as the so-called "Boy Next Door". Hmmm... He did a pretty fine job. When the tension ratchets up, he looks threatening convincingly, despite what critics say about his performance.

The supporting casts are good as well. Kristin Chenoweth stood out for me, adding comic relief and zing along the way.

My main criticism is the script. Not only it's a bit sloppy, almost made-for-TV writing, but it falters in the end. There are some characters' action including Lopez's, that's nonsensical and... stupid, actually.

When it comes to nonsensical and stupid, I just wished they would close it with being campy and over-the-top. It doesn't truly reached that level and the result is only a half-baked mess.

But, all those flaws don't matter too much because Rob Cohen's direction are superior than most of his movies, especially his last offering "Alex Cross", although it's his fault too.

For a movie released in January, it's better than expected. But, for a real nerve-wracking thriller, don't get your hopes up too high.

Just watch it for pure brainless entertainment without much to think about. It's not that bad...

surprisingly decent

[robert-botticelli31 · 7/10 · 13 February 2015]

I went into this thinking it was going to be another bad horror flick. but honestly it took me by surprise, Lopez is clearly not the best actress but she is edited and directed well and just rides off the other performances. Ian Nelson does well as the troubled teen in a non-annoying way (which I did not expect at all). but the biggest surprise comes from Ryan Guzman. known for his Step Up role proved he can legitimately act, his transformation was sudden enough to be thrilling yet slow enough that it can be understood. it jumps at points but isn't all that scary. I would consider more of a thriller than a horror film.

One of the worst films I've ever seen

[trublu215 · 1/10 · 22 January 2015]

The Boy Next Door is the latest film that January of 2015 has to offer and man oh man does this film scream January. It doesn't just scream January, it screams out multiple other adjectives to describe this useless, idiotic, and ridiculous film. The Boy Next Door pits a recent divorceè in a torrid affair with the next door neighbor who happens to be crazy and you could probably tell how this film is going to go due to its overtly "let's not even try anymore" attitude. Let's start off with the good...there is none. Now for the bad, there's a ton. Number one, I think that anyone with half a brain could probably realize that this is a horrible film. It is paced terribly, it has the dialog of a cheesy Lifetime movie from the nineties and it has Jennifer Lopez in her worst role to date. The film's 90 or so minute runtime even feels too long as we wallow in classic stalker movie clichés for its duration. It runs through the classic genre thrills from Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle and many more and uses absolutely nothing with it. The biggest issue with this film isn't the terrible plot, it isn't the half baked thrills, it is the dialog. The dialog in this film sounds like the first draft of an episode of Guiding Light. There's no flavor to it, thus letting the actors turn in bland and listless performances. For a film that is listed as a suspense thriller, there is no suspense and zero thrills. Quite honestly, the only thing that was thrilling in this film were the end credits. Yes, this film is that bad and it stands up pretty high on the list of terrible films I've seen. It fits nice and snug between Troll 2 and Gigli.

An excellent comedy

[AristidetheFrank · 2/10 · 6 February 2015]

This is not a good movie by any stretch of the imagination. The plot is trite, the characters thinly drawn, the dialogue inane and the acting is more wooden than Pinocchio. Clearly it's just a vanity project for Jennifer Lopez.

There are some very strange elements that occur during the movie which lead me to think that perhaps a lot of content was left on the cutting room floor. Heck, if they wanted to create quality I think they should have left the whole movie on the floor! This film bills itself as an erotic thriller...Trust me, there's nothing erotic or thrilling about this film.

All that said though, I almost died of laughter watching this, and for that, I'm giving it two out of ten stars. If you want to have a good laugh, either with friends or by yourself, you could do worse than 'THE BOY NEXT DOOR'.

A very enjoyable and fun thriller

[davispittman · 8/10 · 12 May 2015]

This fatal attraction type movie was really very entertaining and interesting! First of all, I loved the casting for this movie, Jennifer Lopez did a great job as the lead role, and let's not forget our psychopath, Ryan Guzman, he really played his role well, nice and creepy, with a twisted edge to him. Kristin Chenoweth was very pleasant playing Jennifer Lopez's best friend and co-worker, and in my opinion, just added to the movie, Ian Nelson, who played Jennifer's teenage son was impressive in his role, no complaints here! There were several scenes where I was genuinely creeped out, and on the edge of my seat, which was this movies job, so I feel like it accomplished it's job. There were a couple of interesting twists towards the end that I did enjoy. It had good action sequences and an interesting climax. 8/10 for The Boy Next Door, it was a fun night watching this!

Haters Gonna Hate

[caspian1978 · 7/10 · 23 January 2015]

For all you Critics out there who gave a negative review......wah! Is The Boy Next Door, Gone with the Wind......no. It is far from a masterpiece and is never trying to be something that is "Best Picture" or "Best Movie of the Year." Then again, it has accomplished what most Hollywood movies with a budget of over 50 million can't be....a good story. If you know what to expect from The Boy Next Door, then this movie is worth watching. Filmed on a low budget, it will successfully make a profit and make some good and bad news in the press. I only wish there would be more good discussion than bad. I would not consider this a "Lifetime" movie. For starters, most of what Lifetime makes is crap. The Boy Next Door is better in its story, its filming and its acting. The movie does fall short in certain areas, but who cares. This is not an epic or a movie that is trying to change the world. The audience who wants a sexy thriller is going to be very happy with this movie. Where are the Critics that will mention everything good about this movie? Director Rob Cohen did not have 100 million dollars to work with. Instead he took a modest budget and showed that he can direct. Jennifer Lopez, 45 years young and looks sexier than ever, still delivers a worthy performance. Ryan Guzman and Ian Nelson show amazing talent. Both were unknowns until this movie. Because of their performances, both have long and successful careers ahead of them. John Corbett once again takes a chance on a low budget (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) film and comes out with gold. All these actors signed onto a project with a taboo theme. All of them took a big risk when they signed onto this movie. They believed in the production and took a chance. That reason alone should have Critics giving credit where credit is due.

J-Lo gorgeous, Guzman blah

[smatysia · 5/10 · 18 June 2015]

This movie was so predictable, and so obvious, that I knew a certain image from the very first scene would presage the denouement. And it did. The acting was mostly adequate, given the material. I had never heard of this Ryan Guzman, and will be surprised if I hear of him again. He was, well, adequate, but his was a role that an accomplished actor would sink his teeth into, and not relent until ALL of the scenery was masticated. Guzman was unable to be scary enough, creepy enough, or charming enough. Blah. Which brings me to Jennifer Lopez. I think she has become a pretty good actress, even though it is hard to tell in this one, due to the script. But I see that she has a producer credit. Can you not tell from a script that a film will be a dud? I'm actually asking. I do not know, having never read a script. The only real redeeming feature of this movie is the extreme beauty of Ms. Lopez. Wow. She is 45 now and is such eye candy. But she is the ONLY reason to see this film.

Playing like a reverse 'Fatal Attraction', this sexual thriller starring a still-hot Jennifer Lopez is generic and predictable but never less than watchable

[moviexclusive · 5/10 · 23 January 2015]

Like its subject matter, 'The Boy Next Door' is getting such a hush- hush treatment it almost seems as if someone didn't want you to see it. If that is any indication that someone was embarrassed by how this reverse 'Fatal Attraction' thriller turned out, well we're glad to say that it isn't as bad as we had feared. To be sure, that should not be mistaken for any endorsement of its merit, but given how little pre-release publicity its distributors bestowed upon it, we were sure expecting something much, much worse.

In her first big-screen role in two years, Jennifer Lopez plays a middle-aged high-school literature teacher who is still struggling to recover emotionally from her husband's (John Corbett) betrayal one year on and raising her teenage son, Kevin (Ian Nelson, on her own. Enter new neighbour Noah (Step Up's Ryan Guzman), who has moved in next door with his ailing uncle and proves himself to be quite the fix-it hero around her place, especially since Garrett's (Corbett) absence means that there is a space for a man to be around the house. Even better, Noah loves poetry and his intimate knowledge of Homer's 'The Iliad' becomes one of the first few things over which he and Claire (Lopez) develop a connection over.

There is however no mistaking their (mutual) sexual attraction, not when director Rob Cohen introduces Noah bicep-first when he glides into frame to prepare Claire's wonky garage door. When Kevin takes off with Garrett for a weekend camping trip and Claire's had one drink too many after a failed dinner date, Noah seizes the opportunity to get it on with Claire. The morning after, Claire wakes to proclaim their coupling a mistake – no matter that Guzman looks older than he is meant to be in the movie, he is a new transfer senior attending Claire's class at her school. Her rebuff doesn't sit well with Noah, whom we slowly learn is in fact a psychotic stalker who grows even more enraged when he catches her responding to Garrett's advances to give their marriage a second chance.

First-time screenwriter Barbara Curry slowly ratchets up the stakes against Claire – first, Noah 'poisons' Kevin's relationship with his father; then, he threatens to make public photos and even a video of their one-night dalliance; then, he sabotages the brakes on Garrett's Dodger; and finally, he kidnaps Garrett and Kevin – which Cohen builds up as an increasingly thrilling chain of events leading up to their final confrontation. Not only does Noah prove himself to be a master manipulator, he also shows himself to be prone to bouts of violence, in particular against Claire's good friend and the school's vice principal (Kristin Chenoweth).

That said, it isn't anything we haven't yet before, or done to more titillating extremes; yet, despite its familiarity, Cohen guides the proceedings along with the sure hand of a veteran, and it is to his credit that the end result is much more engaging than it ought to be. We're not sure what Lopez saw in the material for her to not only star but produce this rehash of 90s exploitation thrillers, but she at least makes her character sympathetic. The same however cannot be said of Guzman, whose portrayal of menace and malevolence doesn't go much deeper than the acting you'll see in a high school play. And for those who are expecting to see Lopez and Guzman get hot and heavy, well let's just say that you're likely to find yourself left cold.

It is probably too easy to lambast a movie like 'The Boy Next Door', but the truth is there are many worse films out there which deserve to be buried more so than this does. The premise does feel dated, but there hasn't been a sexual thriller like 'Basic Instinct' or for that matter 'Fatal Attraction' in a while, so if you're in the mood for some trashy B-grade thrills, you'll probably find some of those urges satisfied somewhat by this teaser that never does really get past first base.

Garbage

[gelder1995 · 1/10 · 23 January 2015]

It's funny though, the movie "The Girl Next Door" is about a beautiful and innocent closet porn star that maybe wants to get out of the business. *This is who men dream they are living next to.*

And "The Boy Next Door" is about a handsome young boy that is obsessed with this lady and goes nuts when she cuts him off because he wants her so bad. *This is who women dream they are living next to.*

Hilarious. People are so dumb. Gotta love em. And that, my friends, is about the only funny or interesting thing you'll find in either of these movies. Enjoy...or don't. I wouldn't waste my time or money if I were you.

Bad

[KobeCryant · 24 January 2015]

This movie has no point, no interesting Plot. You could tell this movie was gonna be bad just by looking at the trailer. Not even if it was the only thing on TV, I would never watch this movie ever again.

I want to forget this movie even exists, I want it erased from my memory. This movie is one of those movies where the actors just accept the movie just for the money without any purpose. Anyway I don't recommend this at all, please don't waste your time on this I'm telling you ahead of time if you haven't seen it. I don't care if it's early 2015, this is the worst movie of the year and if it get's an Oscar I'm deleting myself from this Earth.

Standard obsessed-lover movie

[TdSmth5 · 6/10 · 28 February 2016]

Mom Claire and son Kevin are having trouble with the garage door when the friendly and helpful kid next door offers help. Noah is the nephew of the old guy next door and offers to go the hardware store with Kevin to buy parts to fix the door. Kevin is insecure and allergic. Claire is separated from her cheating husband but not divorced. He stops by to spend time with Kevin. Claire's friend, played by the catastrophically malnourished Chenoweth, tries to set her up with men. We learn that both of Noah's parents died in a car accident, so now he's living with the uncle who's about to undergo a bone marrow transplant. Claire happens to to be a literature teacher at the high school. Her interest is the Classics. So is Noah's who will enter the same school as a senior.

Now good friends with Kevin, Noah spends a lot of time at the house and starts getting more and more seductive with Claire until he manages to get her to have sex with him, even though for no good reason she protests until the very last second how wrong it is.

While Claire sees the episode as a one-time mistake, Noah apparently is in love and wants her for himself. So when he spends time with Kevin he undermines his relationship with the dad. And sure enough, the impressionable Kevin falls for it, almost getting himself and the dad killed while driving the awesome purple Dodge Challenger. Since Claire doesn't respond to Noah, he gets crazier and more aggressive. He lets her know he has photos and videos of their encounter. One day he plasters her classroom full of the pictures. That forces Claire with her friend to deceive Noah. While he follows the friend in Claire's car, Claire breaks into his house to grab the evidence and finds the typical crazy guy's lair who has the walls covered in pictures of Claire. Things get more violent and dangerous until she confronts him.

Every couple of years we get these obsessed lover videos and they usually work--you get the likable attractive victim and the attractive but demented lover. The problem is that all these movies go overboard crazy, instead of going for subtlety, which would be so much more effective. They should take their inspiration from The Gift (2015) to see how subdued tension works much better. I have noting against Lopez as an actress. She's beautiful especially when she gets to smile and be playful, like in this movie. I enjoy her teenage girl voice, too, but not when she tries to sing. The Claire character here is interesting, because she's too good-natured and I guess all along she has a crush on Noah that she's not able to be more aggressive herself in putting an end to things quickly. This movie is well directed and looks good too. It portrays complicated family life well and is even critical of the money-above-all-else mindset. It works well but doesn't offer anything to truly stand out among others of its kind.

Routine thriller about an inadequate and spontaneous relationship leading to possessive violent acts

[ma-cortes · 5/10 · 21 April 2023]

Blumhouse Production's The boy next door (2015) with Jennifer Lopez, which went on to gross five times it's budget. A woman called Claire (Jennifer Lopez) , High school teacher , is separated from her unfaithful husband (John Corbett) . She's is on the verge of divorcing her husband Garrett after he was caught cheating with his secretary. While Claire's best friend Vicky Lansing (Kristin Chenoweth) stands by her and urges her to sign the divorce papers immediately and leave Garrett for good. She then falls for a younger man , the handsome, charming teenager named Noah (Ryan Guzman) who has moved in next door. She kicks him out and it causes a rift between both of them and their son Kevin (Ian Nelson). But Noah spends much of the time hanging out with Claire's son. One night, Claire gives in to temptation and lets Noah seduce her, but things go wrong when she attempts to end the relationship . Then their torrid affair soon takes a dangerous turn resulting in violent happenings. A moment she couldn't resist, an obsession he can't control !. Her mistake !. His obsession !.

This is a passable , manipulative and disturbing thriller with intrigue , suspense , twists , turns and the build-up tension is developed step by step . The plot is well-known and ordinary , as a neglected wife by her adulterous husband and left feeling particularly vulnerable as her marriage crumbles, as the lonely teacher has an affair with a younger neighbor that turns terrifying as his fiery lust morphs into perilous obsession . Exploring timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes toward strong women, personality disorders and coercive control . It results to be a deep-dive reimagining of the classic 80's thriller, ¨Fatal Attraction¨ by Adrian Lyne , equally dealing with one-night stand leads to terror as a main role continue to pursue the realtionship . This ¨The Boy Next Door¨ is an acceptable but no original suspense thriller , beautifully photographed by cameraman David McFarland and set to a successful soundtrack from Nathan Barr and Randy Edelman. Unfortunately, this already says everything positive, specially with films that want to surprise the viewer with their punchline, naturally it weighs particularly negatively if you already suspect the resolution at the end of the first act at the latest . The final part is at least a little more exciting , but eventually fails , due to the weak resolution, which had already been hinted at for an hour, as well as the stolen elements of other psychokiller films. Stars Jennifer Lopez who gives a so-so acting as the newly separated high-school teacher Claire Peterson , while Ryan Guzman is fine as the deranged and unsettling teen on the verge of going crazy . Being accompanied by a good support cast , such as : John Corbett , Ian Nelson, Kristin Chenoweth, Jack Wallace and Hill Harper of CSY New York .

The motion picture was regular but professionally directed by Rob Cohen who often directs high-energy action films, such as : Daylight 1996), The Fast and the Furious (2001), xXx (2002), or Stealth (2005) . He went on to produce and direct some of the most iconic films and television series of the 1980's, including Miami Vice (1984), Witches of Eastwick (1987), Ironweed (1987) and The Wiz (1978) . From 1990 onward, Cohen moved into directing full time. Much success followed with early 90's hits such as Dragon, Bruce Lee life (1993), Dragonheart (1996), Daylight (1996) and the Golden Globe award winning film The Rat pack (1998 ). At 52, Cohen had become a hit action director of youth films, directing the 2001 blockbuster, The Fast and the Furious. With this enormous hit , he partnered up with Vin Diesel again the following year to direct yet another box office hit, xXx (2002). Cohen directed the third installed of The mummy : the tomb of the emperator Dragon in 2008, grossing $405million world-wide. ¨The boy next door¨ rating : 5/10 . Mediocre but passable . The flick will appeal to Jennifer Lopez fans.

Newest Sophia Loren

[dongillette1 · 6/10 · 7 February 2015]

Okay, not the greatest thriller of all time, but really not as bad as everyone is claiming it is. While more reminiscent of an old TV Movie-Of- The-Week than a Hollywood release, it was pretty intense thanks to decent acting by both Jennifer Lopez and Ryan Guzman. The supporting cast was also good, especially John Corbett. Solid acting all around, honestly--didn't expect that level of acting in something I thought would be a simple 2 hour escape from reality. What impressed me most when I saw her on-screen was Jennifer Lopez. At this writing, she's 45 years old and she is well on her way to being the next Sophia Loren as far as "hot older women" goes. The last time I saw Jennifer Lopez in a movie was in "Anaconda" and I thought she was very good in that role--which was 18 years ago. She looks better today than she did then and her acting has improved. Never heard her sing a single song, never seen her in concert, never seen her in other films, but she's just won a fan. You could do a lot worse than "The Boy Next Door."

Awesome Movie

[andrecluff · 8/10 · 6 February 2015]

I say Don't believe what the critics say. This movie is worth seeing from beginning to the end. JLO acting is authentic and real in this movie. One of the best Films of Hers I saw so far. Ryan Guzman performance blew me away he went from smooth to straight crazy. I've seen him in step up movies so it was nice to see him in this movie. Both actors are very attractive and there chemistry is insane. So I say it was a great film. Also the story line was good and it didn't go the way I thought it would. But it was still great story telling in my opinion. It had all the right things that a thriller should contain. You should go see it and make this judgement for yourself.

You know exactly what you're in for...

[racecar-4 · 6/10 · 2 February 2015]

When you buy a ticket to a movie called "The Boy Next Door" with Jennifer Lopez in her nightie on the poster with a sexy guy staring angrily into the black, you know EXACTLY what you're going to get. Why expect anything else? You're setting yourself up for disappointment. I don't understand all the one star reviews. This movie is a carbon copy of every "erotic thriller/stalker" movie ever produced in the 90's and early 2000's. (Fatal Attraction, Mother's Boys, swimfan, The Roommate, Obsessed, etc.) Lopez and Guzman are FINE here (as is Kristin Chenoweth, who very nearly steals the show. BRAVO!). Those three turn in decent performances and their work actually carries an otherwise stale script, which is the biggest problem here. The dialogue is pretty stiff. The actors are working their butts off to make it all seem plausible, but its just not and that fault lies with newcomer Barbara Curry, who wrote that drivel. Someone should have given the script a good "once over" with a red pen and the problems in the final product may have been removed altogether. Seriously, this movie is harmless. It is a great way to spend your afternoon. There is excitement and suspense. The sex scenes are...well, sexy! Grab a date, turn off your brains, and join in the fun!

It's the average Jennifer Lopez movie

[jaykeenan213 · 1/10 · 4 February 2015]

I think this movie was horrible. It's glorified inappropriate teacher- student relations. I figured this movie out before it even got to the drama. I think this movie was transparent and pretty much predictable in every imaginable way. I think I would pass on this movie. If you've ever seen Enough then you've seen this movie. I wish there was more creativity in this story and less predictability. I think J.Lo is typecast in horrible horrible movies. I really think the author just kind of gave up and started stealing movie and plot ideas from other horrible movies. And this is basically your average Jennifer Lopez movie. She's playing a "smart" victim. I wish there was one positive thing to say about this movie but there isn't.

Just like so many others, lacks originality

[bequialife · 1/10 · 24 October 2016]

Nothing original, nothing clever, so predictable. I can't believe money was spent on making something like this. And the title? Couldn't come up with anything else? Sorry but 19 year old boys don't know how to use the words this fellow did to seduce her. Trying too hard to be poetic at that age.

You might like it if you like Jennifer Lopez.

Such an eye roller...

Unless you love the guy in 'Sex and the City', Aiden, Carrie's boyfriend at one point. He acts like a father trying too hard to be a teenager.

With neighbors like this ...

[kosmasp · 4/10 · 26 October 2015]

I know the saying is actually with friends like ... but with a movie title like this ... what did you expect this to be? Only thing that might surprise you, is the fact that they allegedly went back and shot some extra scenes to make this spicier. How was that before, if this is the spicy/"erotic" version? Not that even further skin/encounters would have helped the movie.

But it is what it is. And that's a terror thriller, with an almost decent villain. It actually doesn't start that bad to be honest. I liked the way this went at the beginning and Jennifer Lopez does a neat job of pulling that role of. But just to a certain degree - after that it's downhill from there. So yes this is a bad movie, but it has a few things that can be seen as saving graces - if you're forgiving enough. Standard at best

Refreshing nonsense

[chaos-rampant · 21 April 2015]

This is bad in the conventional sense where characters develop and we get insights, deliriously entertaining in the improbable trashy sense, as other J Lo thrillers have been. A smoldering boy moves in next door, he goes to the same school as J Lo's son where she's a teacher; a night of sex upsets balances.

The appeal is that we can have an assault on suburban normalcy, a titilating dismantling of normalcy; for example he fills a classroom with photocopies of their coupling and she has to scoop it up while pupils are about to come in any moment. Brakes on a car have been tampered with, he has kept a video, shenanigans just pile on and we watch in sardonic amusement as it gets more unhinged; it ends in one swoop with people getting shot and crushed by a winch.

On J Lo's end of things it's an opportunity for someone here to claim that the film empowers women and for us to arrive at the moral of the story, that mistakes happen and people deserve a second chance. I'll take the refreshing erotic thriller nonsense of this kind over juvenile Marvel races to save the world.

What can I say? Predictable but I liked it a lot.

[preppy-3 · 7/10 · 30 January 2015]

High school English teacher Claire Peterson (Jennifer Lopez) lives alone with her son Kevin (Ian Nelson). She's separated from her cheating husband Garrett (a badly aged John Corbett). The neighborer next door has his 19 year old nephew Noah (Ryan Guzman) move in. Noah bonds with Kevin and is attracted to Claire. One night, in a moment of weakness, she has sex with him. The next morning she realizes it was a mistake...but he's madly in love with her and wants her all to himself.

This was a HUGE hit its opening weekend and was savaged by the critics. It's no great movie and it's utterly predictable but I liked it. I was never bored for one second and it generated some suspense. Also it holds back from graphic gore until the end. It moved quickly, had an OK script and the sex scene between Lopez and Guzman was hot without being overly explicit. The acting varies. Lopez is OK but Corbett and Kristen Cheoweth were good and Guzman was excellent. He was totally believable when he was charming or being a raging psycho. Also he's ridiculously good-looking and has a great body. As for nudity--Guzman bares his butt a few times and an unnamed female extra is nude in fleeting shots. Basically this is a well-made thriller that I enjoyed watching. I give it a 7.

How Could They?

[myronlearn · 1/10 · 28 December 2022]

I have seen scores of movies shown on Lifetime over the years, but this one, 'The Boy Next Door' was the absolute worst, by far? What in the world were Jennifer Lopez and John Corbett thinking? How could these two actors with a somewhat impressive body of work behind them, sign on to something so awful? This whole project was a disaster from beginning to end. The writing was terrible, for starters. The script was beyond far fetched aside from being so sickeningly Californian. This so called suspense film was more comedy, unintended of course, than adventurous. I stayed with it and consequently will never reclaim those two hours of my life. Don't let that happen to you. I hope Lopez and Corbett were well compensated for this mess. Why else would they associate themselves with such junk?