Variety
The film's initial formulaic competence gives way to outright preposterousness rather quickly, hinging on idiot-plot character motivations.
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The Boy Next Door
Jennifer Lopez is a mother-of-one who engages in an affair with her handsome young neighbour (Ryan Guzman, Step Up: All In) in this psychological thriller. But the one-night stand enters dangerous and obsessive territories as he becomes overly possessive.
When the father of her child seeks to make amends and she looks to end the affair, the boy doesn't take no for an answer - seeking to keep his fantasy mistress by any cruel means he deems necessary.
Less2015Rating: R16USA
Thriller
- Director:
- Rob Cohen ('xXx', 'The Fast and the Furious', 'Stealth', 'Alex Cross')
- Writer:
- Barbara Curry
- Cast:
- Jennifer LopezRyan GuzmanKristin ChenowethJohn CorbettBailey ChaseTravis SchuldtIan Nelson
The Boy Next Door | Reviews
12%139 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Time Out
Jennifer Lopez has serious beefcake issues in this lazy, low-budget, not-as-much-fun-as-it-should-be potboiler.
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The New York Times
Mr. Cohen, no stranger to delivering pulp product, employs visual clichés as if they were flash cards; no exposed thigh or made-you-jump reveal goes unexploited.
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Hollywood Reporter
As torrid affairs-gone-wrong go, this one's not juicy enough and way too predictable.
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