Jennifer Lopez is a mother-of-one who engages in an affair with her handsome young neighbour (Ryan Guzman, Step Up: All...
Jennifer Lopez is a mother-of-one who engages in an affair with her handsome young neighbour (Ryan Guzman, Step Up: All In) in this psychological thriller. But the one-night stand enters dangerous and obsessive territories as he becomes overly possessive.
When the father of her child seeks to make amends and she looks to end the affair, the boy doesn't take no for an answer - seeking to keep his fantasy mistress by any cruel means he deems necessary.
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12 %139 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
34 %29,022 reviewsAudience score rating
"The film's initial formulaic competence gives way to outright preposterousness rather quickly, hinging on idiot-plot character motivations."
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Variety
Variety"Jennifer Lopez has serious beefcake issues in this lazy, low-budget, not-as-much-fun-as-it-should-be potboiler."
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Time Out
Time Out"Mr. Cohen, no stranger to delivering pulp product, employs visual clichés as if they were flash cards; no exposed thigh or made-you-jump reveal goes unexploited."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Abundantly silly."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"As torrid affairs-gone-wrong go, this one's not juicy enough and way too predictable."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterThe Boy Next Door | Details
- Genre
- Thriller
- Country of origin
- USA
