Reeling reviews Neighbors

Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly Radner (Rose Byrne) are finally facing adulthood when they move into a starter home with their new baby Stella (Elise and Zoey Vargas).  When the Delta Psi Beta fraternity move into the house next door, they see it as an opportunity to have some fun, especially after meeting its president, the charming Teddy Sanders (Zac Efron).  But the college parties escalate way beyond their tolerance threshold and the Radners find themselves in an all out war with their "Neighbors."

Director Nicholas Stoller was the man who unleashed the unexpected funny in Rose Byrne in "Get Him to the Greek" and pairing her with Seth Rogen as a couple of young married not quite ready to give up on their college years proves her comic abilities once again.  But while "Neighbors" is frequently funny, writers Andrew J. Cohen & Brendan O'Brien's construction of the escalating war between these two and the next door frat house is sloppy, the gag more important than such concerns as neighborhood zoning laws and balance between prank and counterattack.

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