When she goes on a doomed double date opposite a pockmarked financier who scoffs at the idea of high schoolers learning the Classics, claiming that “learning how to make money” is what’s most important, she snaps back, “J.K. Oh Vicky, if only you knew what was coming!Ĭlaire is a beautiful, feisty book nerd and therefore easy to root for. Claire and Kevin live in a gorgeous two-story house that Garrett visits from time to time, but Vicky repeatedly reminds Claire that he should never move back in because he is “bad” for her. She teaches AP English at the same high school where her son, Kevin (Ian Nelson), is a junior and her best friend, Vicky (Kristin Chenoweth), is vice principal. (Side note: How many films open with the main character running? Seems like a lot). We open with our protagonist, Claire Peterson (Jennifer Lopez), contemplating her separation from cheating husband Garrett (John Corbett) whilst going for a run. Unintentionally or not, The Boy Next Door is hilarious. I love it in the same way that I love Showgirls, The Room, The Happening, The Wicker Man, and the best Lifetime original movie, Cyber Seduction. The gender-reversal Fatal Attraction plot is as silly and contrived as it is unoriginal, the acting leaves much to be desired, and not even a bunch of shoe-horned in explosions and car chases (Rob Cohen also directed The Fast and the Furious – maybe it’s in his contract?) can maintain suspense for longer than a quick and easy jump scare, of which there are many to pump up the preposterous final act.īut in spite of all that, I love this movie. Be warned: The Boy Next Door is not a film that any discerning critic would qualify as good.
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