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7.5/10 • 2

2025-04-041h 29m

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Loathe thy neighbour.

A middle-aged empty nester's mundane life is upended when raucous new neighbors move in next door, unleashing potential danger and disruption.

Directors
Jed Hart
Writters
Jed Hart

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Lyndsey Marshal

    Lyndsey Marshal

    Nicky

  2. Aston McAuley

    Aston McAuley

    Deano

  3. Barry Ward

    Barry Ward

    Kevin

  4. Kate Robbins

    Kate Robbins

    Jackie

  5. Denzel Baidoo

    Denzel Baidoo

    Clarkey

  6. Ciara Ford

    Ciara Ford

    Marley

  7. Tom Keller

    Tom Keller

    Mr. Benson

  8. Declan Adamson

    Declan Adamson

    Liam

  9. Matt Emery

    Matt Emery

    Neil

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CinemaSerf

Apr 14, 2025

6/10

“Nicky” (Lyndsey Marshall) is a mild-mannered nurse who likes nothing better than a bit of classical music or the snooker on the telly. Her son has moved away and her parents, who used to live next door, have died. It’s that vacant property that soon proves to provide the bane of her life when a new neighbour moves in - and boy does he like to party. She tries to persuade “Deano” (Aston McAuley) to tone it down a bit - even offers him some hand made chocolate (?) brownies, but he has no intention of behaving himself like a civilised person and soon she is at her wits end. Sleep deprivation, reduced to catching what she can in her car, even contemplating staying over with her well meaning (and expectant) old friend “Kevin” (Barry Ward) but this cannot go on. What can she possibly to do bring him under control? Well, you know what they say about a woman scorned? Well, keep her awake for long enough and muck about with her dog and you are bound to find out! Marshall works well enough as the put-upon character but the writing here is lacklustre and the audio mixing is downright poor at times. As the film proceeds, her desperation starts to lose it’s potency and the story doesn’t really get to go anywhere, it loses the little semblance of dark humour it had at the start and becomes something a little awkwardly implausible to watch. The denouement gives us a great example of fighting fire with oil, but this really just comes across as a good idea for a short feature that’s over-stretched to ninety minutes. Does make you appreciate a good night’s sleep, though!

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
empty nest