The Good Neighbor Review: A Predictable Thriller Loses Tension Early

A journalist trying to start over in a new country makes a deadly mistake with an unknown psychopath. Director/co-writer Stephan Rick remakes his German feature debut for an English audience. The Good Neighbor is a suspense thriller aiming for a Hitchcockian delivery. A bad situation gets worse as the disparate leads react differently to their conspiracy. The tension established early in the first act wanes as the plot takes a predictable path. The characters inexplicably stick to their guns when common sense evaporates in the face of self-preservation. A few unexpected twists would have helped the sagging narrative.

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