The new couple who moves in next door to technical writer Mike and his wife is everything Mike and his wife are not - young, sexy, fun and regularly doing it - and you just know this is going to be one of those artless updates of the Rear Window suburban thriller where the picture-perfect neighbours end up being psychopathic swingers, aliens or child kidnappers, except from the get-go these tired genre conventions are eschewed for top-notch acting (especially from lead William Fichtner), a plot that on multiple occasions defies expectations, a judicious, unhurried pace - there's no rush here to thrill or shock - and not only does it turn out that The Neighbor is a sensible, slow-burn drama but it is one that raises food-for-thought about how and when we should intervene in the affairs of others and whether this would be for the right or more self-serving reasons.
★★★☆☆
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