It's the story of three strange friendships, with a serial killer lurking in the background. Lives of the three single people, two guys and a gal, all under age 30, become intertwined over a five-month period as a result of living in close proximity in a Montreal apartment building. The film is less a whodunit than a play of mind games, as unlikely events collide, to force the three to question each others motives, then plot ways to a self-interested outcome.The three characters are mildly interesting, though the Victor character is so neurotic, and dense to others' cues, he quickly becomes grating. I see that as a script problem. There are also a couple of significant plot holes. And the ending I find less than satisfying, as it leaves viewers wondering, and questions unanswered.Casting is acceptable. Acting is fine given the subdued story line. Visuals trend a bit dark. Most of the plot is set indoors. "Good Neighbors" is a low-budget film, and uses a minimal cast and minimal sets. Overall, the film has a pleasantly European look and feel, with interspersed French dialogue, Canadian accents, musty interiors, and cold climate exteriors.If you're looking for a whodunit, or an extravagant production, or a film of great thematic depth, look elsewhere. Notwithstanding weakness previously described, "Good Neighbors" excels at character drama, with a touch of low-key quirkiness; a cozy, intimate little film worth a one-time watch on a cold winter night.

On several movie site I visit, there had been a buzz about an independent Canadian murder mystery film, that was supposed to be quite a thriller with big twist at the end. It sounded like the perfect movie for me and I couldn't wait to see it! Good Neighbors is about an apartment building in Canada that is getting a new tenant named Victor (Jay Baruchel). Victor immediately sees that something isn't right about the new place and soon learns that everyone is on edge because of a serial killer on the loose. A serial killer that I was able to identify ten minutes into the movie. How in the world can anyone, much less a movie fan, call this a thriller with a twist in the end? The killer was obvious from the very beginning and I'm willing to bet the average fourth grader would agree. As for the notion that this is a thriller? Come on, a thriller is supposed to have you on the edge of your seat, not falling asleep in it! The story was slow, sloppy, and predictable, but what about the acting. I generally like Jay Baruchel, but he is a mess in this film. Baruchel is way out of his element here and would probably do best sticking to Apatow comedies. The only bright spot in the film is Emily Hampshire, she's been around a while, but has never been in anything big. Hampshire was terrific and is really the only interesting character in this film. Good Neighbors is a huge disappointment and anyone who tells you otherwise can't be as big a movie fan as they proclaim to be. I can deal with slow moving, I can live with some boring parts here and there, but a painfully predictable story with very below average performances is a recipe for disaster.

As with all of my reviews that question the Jewish influence in the movie, you will see that it is automatically deleted by the Stazi thought police at IMDb or any of their servants, you can have a dig at anything about a movie as long as it doesn't criticize a Jew or the likes of Spielberg. These people deplore the right to free speech which they like to control in their hook nosed media only giving out good reviews to movies that tend to agree to their Semitic reasoning, they make me vomit! Away we go with a reasonably interesting murder mystery, interestingly enough set in Quebec.Within 15 minutes, we have to be force fed that the "pathetic" "harmless" "awkward" "ever helpful" new tenant that wears ridiculous clothes, has pathetic friends and relatives, behaves like a fish out of water, but such a "good guy" is Jewish! Wow...as if we couldn't have guessed! Building wheelchair ramps out of the goodness of his heart etc. Some of this is absolutely vomit provoking.Did this movie really need to make a point of the prat being a Jew? Couldn't they have just made the movie??? Oh...and by the way...the bad guy is a 6 foot blonde Aryan...just for originality! Why oh why do the Jews FORCE their sanctimonious CRA@ down our throats with every movie they make? In the past year, virtually every new movie HAS to include a reference to the Holocaust or similar...enough is simply enough!

The rating here is way off, because only 26 people have reviewed the movie! It was quirky, interesting, twisted, and well done! It keeps you guessing and nothing happens in a predictable way! I'm sure it has been said in other reviews, but it really reminded me of Shallow Grave by Danny Boyle! And boy did I LOVE Shallow Grave! Did I mention it had great performances too! All of these things make a great movie in my opinion! The writer/director Jacob Tierney is going places! I see a bright future for this guy! Right now the IMDb rating is a 5.7, but as more people see the movie, it's going way up! See it! You won't be disappointed!