Bad Neighbours

***
UK Release Date: May 3rd 2014

A couple with a newborn baby face unexpected difficulties after they are forced to live next to a fraternity house.

Director: Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek, The Five-Year Engagement)

Starring: Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Dave Franco, Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Click here to watch the trailer

Seth Rogen is a comedy genius, and having the right people around him only makes him the better. Frat boys Zac Efron and Dave Franco are a welcome addition to Bad Neighbours. There are plenty of laughs in this film, but they aren't great enough to be remembered.

It's nice to see that the limelight is not being hogged by Rogen like we've seen before (Knocked Up, The Green Hornet). Rose Byrne plays Rogen's wife and she has just as much fun as the others. They rely heavily on imrpovisation. Some of the spur of the moment dialogue hits home, but at other times it's excessive rambling.

This is not a plot driven film. The gags in scenes never last longer than a heartbeat, or have little relevance to the story. Rogen and Efron have a bat-off with one mimicking Michael Keaton's Batman and the other Christian Bales'. A scene involving car airbags was used in the trailer. Credit has been taken away from this particular gag as we've already seen it.

The great thing about comedy movies is quoting memorable bits. Bad Neighbours lacks this. You'll find yourself trying to remember what was funny, shrugging and saying 'it was ok' instead.