A truly awful attempt at comedy. Not sure that there a single line or scene that had even the slightest chance of generating laughter.
Roughly set - the fraternity (led by Zac Efron, looking more and more like John Stamos) moves in next door and causes too much noise for the family (Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne) raising a baby. First, the neighbors attempt to win the boys over by being cool. Being cool meaning spending all-night at the frat party and watching the baby through the use of a baby- monitor. Good parenting at its best, but the premise can be overlooked in the pursuit of comedy.
When the boys have another party and do not respond to phone calls to keep it down, the neighbors call the cops who are as unsympathetic to their plight as could be imagined. And so, taking matters into their own hands, begins the ever-escalating attempts to get the frat boys to leave or to be banned by the school, and the counterattacks to make the neighbors truly miserable.
Nothing original. All over the top. Not grounded in any semblance of reality. The writers and director should rewatch Animal House to see how this genre was meant to be made.
And the "good news" - this movie made so much money that a sequel has just been announced. I cannot wait.
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Roughly set - the fraternity (led by Zac Efron, looking more and more like John Stamos) moves in next door and causes too much noise for the family (Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne) raising a baby. First, the neighbors attempt to win the boys over by being cool. Being cool meaning spending all-night at the frat party and watching the baby through the use of a baby- monitor. Good parenting at its best, but the premise can be overlooked in the pursuit of comedy.
When the boys have another party and do not respond to phone calls to keep it down, the neighbors call the cops who are as unsympathetic to their plight as could be imagined. And so, taking matters into their own hands, begins the ever-escalating attempts to get the frat boys to leave or to be banned by the school, and the counterattacks to make the neighbors truly miserable.
Nothing original. All over the top. Not grounded in any semblance of reality. The writers and director should rewatch Animal House to see how this genre was meant to be made.
And the "good news" - this movie made so much money that a sequel has just been announced. I cannot wait.
To see my other movie reviews, please visit:
https://nomorewastedmovienights.wordpress.com