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Today, I have brought a 2017 romance thriller film called “The Neighbor.”
It follows the story of a middle-aged man, who feels trapped in a stagnant, unhappy marriage.
But when an attractive young woman and her husband move in next door, the man becomes
obsessed with them.
In his quest to impress the woman, he ends up losing everything precious to him.
His entire life is shaken after the arrival of this young and beautiful woman.
To know what happens, watch till the end.
At the beginning of the film, we see a middle-aged man named Mike Prentis, who goes to make himself
some coffee.
He works from home as a technical writer.
While working, he notices a young woman who is apparently moving into the house next door.
Mike comes out to take a look, but just then, her husband Scott Maravich comes there.
As Mike heads back inside, Scott stops him and introduces himself.
He also calls his wife Jenna to greet their neighbour.
Mike then invites the couple to a barbeque so that they can make acquaintances with the
other neighbours.
Scott accepts his invitation and gives Mike his number to call him whenever the plan is
final.
Later, Lisa, Mike’s wife, returns home.
Mike tells her about the new neighbours and that he has invited them for a barbeque.
Lisa is somewhat annoyed by this and says that Mike should have asked her first.
So Mike says that he can call it off, but Lisa says that it's fine.
Later at the barbeque, Mike has invited a lot of neighbours.
Jenna comes to check on Mike, who is cooking the meal.
Mike asks her about how long they have been married.
Jenna replies that they have been married for four months, but had been in a relationship
for a long time.
When Jenna learns that Mike is good at gardening, she asks Mike to come over to her house to
take a look at their backyard, which is a complete mess.
Mike agrees to come, as he wants to get close to her.
Later that day, Mike and Lisa talk about their new neighbours.
Mike doesn’t seem to like Scott and thinks that he is a jerk.
But Lisa doesn’t think that way, as she found him funny.
Later that night, Mike finishes his work.
Just then, he sees Jenna and Scott through the window.
Mike sees the two making love and continues to watch them, but Scott then closes the blinds
in their room.
So Mike goes to bed and tries to make love to his wife, but she tells him that she needs
to wake up early.
The next day while working, Mike looks through his window and sees Jenna in the backyard.
He goes over and starts talking about their backyard.
He offers to help her with her backyard and even instructs her on how she can clean her
garden.
Jenna then asks Mike if he has any kids, to which Mike replies that he has a son who is
probably about her age.
Jenna says that Scott wants kids, but she doesn’t, as she wants to focus on her own
life as of now.
Mike shares some life lessons with her and then flirts with her for a while.
As Mike leaves for home, Jenna reminds him that he will have to go to the nursery with
her to get the plants.
Later that night, Lisa tells Mike that Alex is coming home this weekend.
She then starts talking about her day and how boring it was, but Mike seems to be thinking
of something else.
Lisa notices this, but Mike tells her that he is just stressed about the work that he
needs to finish by the next day.
Later that night while working, Mike sees Jenna arguing with Scott.
It turns out that Scott is not the kind of husband that everyone expected him to be.
He often loses his temper and fights with his wife.
The next day, one of Mike’s friends comes to meet Mike.
The two see Jenna taking out the weeds in her backyard.
Mike’s friend finds her beautiful and expresses that he would love to be with her.
When he asks Mike if he ever thought of having an affair with Jenna, Mike plainly refuses.
Mike’s friend then starts sharing his stories of infidelity and even says that he will kill
his wife just to be with Jenna.
But Mike still denies having any thoughts of Jenna and tries to act like a faithful
husband.
Later that night, Mike and Lisa make love in the bedroom.
During the intercourse, Mike imagines Jenna instead of his wife.
The next day, Mike again sees through the window and sees Scott and Jenna having fun
together.
Later, Mike goes out to his garden to pick out some vegetables.
Just then, he hears the couple fighting.
The fighting continues and then Mike hears a loud thump.
Mike quietly peers over the fence to see what happened, but the couple has already gone
inside the house.
Later that night, Alex, Mike and Lisa’s son return home after a long time.
Mike suggests that the three of them should do something interesting the next day.
Later, Mike goes to his office and peers through the window, where he sees Jenna and Scott
having a romantic dinner in their backyard.
The next day, Mike sees Jenna going out for yoga and tries talking to her, but she says
that she is in a hurry.
Later, Mike goes grocery shopping and then calls his friend to meet him.
The two go to a bar, where Mike tells his friend about the neighbour’s abusive marriage.
Mike thinks that he should intervene, but his friend tells him that he should not do
anything unless he is sure that Scott is abusing Jenna.
When Mike returns home, he sees Scott talking to his wife and son.
Scott invites them to come over for a swim, but Mike and Lisa say that they have work
to do.
Alex is the only one who accepts Scott’s invitation.
Later, Mike sees through his office window and sees Jenna hanging out with Alex. Mike
is feeling jealous and goes down to the kitchen to tell his wife that Scott is not the person
she thinks he is.
Lisa is confused, as she doesn’t know what he is talking about.
Mike says that they should be more careful around Scott, but Lisa tells him that they
should trust their son, as he is a good judge of character.
Later that day, Mike sees Jenna alone outside and goes to talk to her.
He tells her that he saw her arguing with Scott.
Jenna says that the fight was nothing and Scott was just stressed.
She says that Scott often acts like that when he is drunk and there is nothing to worry
about.
The next day, Jenna calls Mike and asks him to go to the nursery with her.
While returning home, Mike tells Jenna a funny story and makes her laugh.
Jenna then suggests that they should smoke some pot.
Mike agrees, and the two go over to Jenna’s house to smoke.
As Jenna goes to grab some drinks, Mike continues to stare at her back.
Jenna then opens up about her relationship with Scott.
She is afraid of his temper and doesn’t feel safe around him.
Mike tells her that if she is not happy with him, then she can leave him anytime she wants.
He will be there to help.
Jenna then hugs Mike and starts crying as he comforts her.
The two then end up kissing, but Jenna suddenly stops.
Mike then gets up and says that he should probably leave.
One day, Mike hears the neighbours fighting again.
He jumps over the fence and goes to their house to intervene.
But Scott and Jenna tell him that they are fine and that he should leave.
When Jenna leaves the room, Scott expresses his suspicion that Mike wants to make love
to his wife, but Mike denies it and leaves.
He returns home and tells Lisa everything.
Lisa tells him that he should not get involved and should just call the cops.
Later that night, Lisa tells Mike that she needs some time away from him, as he needs
to get his life straight.
So she tells Mike to leave the home for some time.
Before leaving, Mike goes to meet Jenna.
Jenna reveals that she is going to leave Scott and move to San Diego.
Mike invites her to come with him, but Jenna politely refuses, saying that it's probably
not a good idea.
But she thanks him for everything he has done for her.
Mike then goes to a motel and calls Alex to tell him about their separation.
Mike asks his son to take care of his mother and spend more time with her.
Mike then calls his friend and asks him what he should do next.
His friend suggests him to get on some dating sites.
But Mike believes that he can still work out things with Lisa and reunite with her.
Mike also informs his friend that Jenna left her husband and moved to San Diego.
But Mike’s friend reveals that he just saw Jenna with Scott at a gas station.
Mike is troubled by this revelation and can't stop worrying about Jenna.
So he starts stalking her online to check if she is okay.
The next day, Mike drives back home and knocks at the door, but he sees that no one is home.
So he goes inside with flowers and waits for Lisa to return home.
Just then, he sees Jenna chatting with Alex. Mike looks over the fence and calls Alex to
help him with something.
Jenna comes over and tells Mike that leaving town wasn't a good idea, so she decided to
stay.
Jenna also reveals that she is pregnant and that things are getting better.
Mike is shocked by this, but he hides his emotions.
He heads back inside and starts making dinner for Lisa.
When Lisa returns home, she tells Mike that he should not be there.
Mike wants to talk about everything over dinner, but Lisa tells him that it's not a good time
and that he should leave.
So Mike has to eat all by himself.
Later, he sees Jenna smoking and tells her that it's not good for the baby.
Just then, Scott comes out shouting and tells Jenna to get inside.
When he sees Jenna smoking, he gets furious and forces Jenna to get inside.
Mike tries to stop him, but Scott grabs Jenna’s hand and forces her inside.
So Mike decides to intervene and hits Scott.
Scott hits back and knocks Mike to the ground.
He then tells Jenna to go inside.
Mike gets back on his feet and rushes inside to save Jenna.
But Scott punches him again and tells him to leave.
He then blames Jenna for flirting with the neighbours.
Mike quickly grabs a golf club and hits Scott, knocking him out.
Jenna is stunned by what just happened and yells at Mike to leave her house.
She then grabs her phone to call an ambulance for her husband.
Mike slowly walks to his house, looks at himself in the mirror, and then slowly walks to his
backyard.
He sits down near the vegetables that he has planted.
As he grabs a tomato in his hand, he hears sirens approaching.
Because of his actions, he has completely severed his relationship with Jenna, his family,
and life in general.
So this was the story of “The Neighbor.”
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