When a beautiful young lady and her ostensibly violent husband move in next door, a middle-aged
man's life is turned upside down as his interest in her life grows into an obsession.
Well, they do say that every obsession lives next door to someone.
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In Today's video, we will be going through the 2017 Thriller Romance film : “The Neighbor”.
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The film starts with a shot of the neighborhood and then moves to a bedroom where an alarm
clock is ringing.
Mike Is shown in bed; he turns off the clock and gets out of bed.
Mike then goes to make himself some coffee.
He then sits down to work on his laptop, but something in the window catches his eye, and
he gets up to see a young lady who is apparently moving into the house next door.
He walks out to take a look, and the lady's apparent husband arrives in a sports car.
He gets out of the car, kisses his wife, and then comes to meet Mike; he also calls his
wife Jenna to greet Mike.
They have a pleasant conversation, and Mike even invites them to a barbeque as a welcome
to the neighbors.
Scott the neighbor's husband then hands Mike his number and asks Mike to call him whenever
the plan is final.
In a later scene, Mike's wife Lisa arrives, and he tells her about the new neighbors.
He tells her about the invitation, she is annoyed by the prospect, and says that he
should have asked her first.
Mike says that he could call it off, but his wife says it's okay.
Later at the barbeque, a number of neighbors are invited; this is the first time Jenna
and Mike properly have an interaction.
She comes to him for a steak, and he 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.
Jenna also asks Mike about what he does and even asks him to come over to take a look
at their backyard as it is a mess.
Later that day, Mike and Lisa talk about the couple, and it seems that Mike doesn't like
Scott as he thinks that he is a jerk.
On the other hand, Lisa thinks he is funny, but Mike negates the compliment.
That night Mike is working in his study when he goes to the window, he sees Jenna and her
husband having sex, he continues to watch, but Scott closes the blinds in their room.
Mike then goes to bed and tries to initiate sex with his wife, but she tells him that
she is not in the mood.
Next Day Mike continues to look through his window on and off and sees Jenna in the backyard.
He goes over and starts talking about their backyard.
He advises her about her backyard and tells her that he will even help her with selecting
the plants for the garden.
Jenna asks him about his family, and he tells her that he has a son who is probably about
her age.
Jenna then talks to him about her own life and that she doesn't want children right now.
The two flirt a little, and then Mike says that he needs to get back to work, but before
he leaves, Jenna reminds him that he will have to go to the nursery with her.
Later that night, Mike is once again working when he sees his neighbors fighting; it turns
out that Scott is, in fact, an abusive husband, and all is not well in their marriage.
The neighbors go on, but Mike continues to look out the window.
The next day, a friend of Mike’s visits and they see Jenna taking out the weeds in
her backyard.
Mike's friend comments that she is the perfect girl for Mike.
When Mike is hesitant, he says that there is no way that Mike has not thought of ever
sleeping with her.
He then asks Mike why he hasn't cheated on his wife yet, but Mike just brushes these
comments off.
He even tries to convince Mike by telling his own tales of infidelity, the man even
says that if he hadn’t done these things, he would have probably killed his wife or
himself.
Mike refuses to do anything but it seems that the idea of sleeping with Jenna appealed to
him.
That night he has sex with his wife, and during the intercourse, he imagines Jenna instead
of his wife.
The next day, Mike is once again looking out the window and observes Scott and Jenna as
they play around with each other.
The couple is sitting next to the pool, Jenna wearing a swimsuit and Scott repeatedly touching
her butt, Mike continues to observe this.
But he then gets up and goes out to his garden to pick out vegetables and once again hears
the neighbors fighting.
He continues to hear them fight and hears a loud thump.
He sneakily peers over the fence, but they have already gone into their house.
That night Mike's son comes home, and they greet each other.
After dinner, he once again goes to his study and peers through the window and sees the
neighbors having a romantic dinner in their backyard.
Next Day Mike and Scott have a pleasant interaction, where Scott tries to make him buy a better
car; he also sees Jenna going out for yoga.
Mike then goes grocery shopping and then calls his friend.
He goes to a bar and tells him about the neighbor's abusive marriage and says that he should intervene.
But his friend just says that Mike is interested in Jenna.
He comes home to see Scott is over and is talking to his son and wife.
He invites them to come over for a swim; both Mike and Lisa say that they have work to do,
but their son says that he is free.
Mike is working in his study room when he starts peeping through the window and sees
Jenna in a two-piece taking a swim with his son.
He then goes down to the kitchen and tells his wife that Scott isn't a good person, his
wife is confused about what her husband is talking about, but Mike just says that Alex
should be more careful around them, but Lisa says that they should trust their son as he
is a good judge of character.
Sometime later, Mike is in the kitchen and sees Jenna trying to throw a box into the
trash; he goes out and offers her help.
He then talks about the fight that they had the other day.
Jenna says that the fight was about nothing, and that Scott is stressed.
She told him that he should watch his anger while he is drinking, but Mike said that he
should not drink then.
The two get to talking but are interrupted by Alex, who says that maybe they could use
a hand.
Mike is then shown working when he receives a call from Jenna, who asks him if he is going
to go with her to the nursery.
During the trip, Mike starts telling her a funny story, which gets Jenna laughing, and
they talk about smoking some pot.
Mike agrees, and they go over to her house to smoke.
Both of them get to smoking, and Mike comments that he has never been this high.
Jenna says that she doesn't do this very often as it makes her nervous, but she feels calm
around Mike.
As she goes to get some drinks, Mike continues to stare at her back.
The two then start talking, and Jenna tells him that Scott always had a temper and that
it scares her.
She also says that she didn't want to marry him at first, and she is now wondering if
it was the right thing to do.
Mike advises her that she shouldn't have kids with him as it won't be the wise thing to
do.
Jenna then says that this marriage was a mistake, and Mike says that whatever she decides, he
will be there to help her.
Jenna then hugs Mike and starts crying as he comforts her.
The two end up kissing, but Jenna suddenly stops, there is an awkward pause, and Mike
gets up, saying that he should probably go.
Jenna calls to him, and he turns; they look at each other, and Mike then walks off.
Later that night, Lisa tells Mike that she might start yoga as Jenna has offered to take
her there.
Her wife starts to tease him about Jenna, saying that Mike might have a crush on her,
but he gets annoyed and says that she shouldn't make this about him, then shuts off the lamp
and goes to sleep as his wife's smile fades.
Mike is once again working in his office when he starts to check out the neighbors who are
hanging out with Alex.
At dinner, Mike shares his reservations about Alex meeting with Scott, but Lisa becomes
annoyed.
The next day, he hears the neighbors fighting once again and hears Jenna screaming while
something breaks.
He jumps over the fence and goes to their house and sees a broken vase and sees Scott
talking on the phone.
He tells them that he heard fighting and came over to see if everyone was alright.
Scott gets angry at Mike and asks him if he wants to have sex with his wife; Mike then
goes out and says that Scott is an asshole.
He goes to his house and tells his wife about everything that had happened, but she gets
annoyed and tells him that he should not get involved and should have called the police
instead.
Mike responds that he was just trying to help someone.
Later that night, his wife comes to him and tells him she cannot deal with whatever is
going on with Mike and that she needs him to leave the house.
Mike spends the night on the couch and then packs a suitcase to go away.
As he is about to leave, he goes over to Jenna's house and knocks on the door.
He asks Jenna if she is alright, she responds that she is okay and is going to leave Scott
and move to San Diego.
Mike then tells her that he, too, is also leaving, and she is welcome to stay with him
whenever he finds someplace to live.
Jenna tells him that this really might not be the right thing to do and thanks him for
all his help.
Mike then goes to a motel and calls his son and tells him about their separation.
Alex tells him that Lisa says that he is having a midlife crisis, but Mike tells him that
he should take care of his mother and should spend time with her.
Mike is visited by his friend, who says that he needs to get on some dating sites.
But Mike says that he might be able to make it with Lisa, but his friend continues to
say that he should get out there and find some other woman.
Mike tells her that Jenna is gone, but his friend informs him that he just saw her at
a gas station with her husband.
This troubles Mike, and he starts stalking Jenna's online profile.
He later drives back home and knocks at the door, but seeing that no one is home, he goes
inside with flowers.
But he suddenly hears laughter and sees Jenna sitting with Alex; he looks over the fence
and calls Alex to help him out with something.
Jenna comes over, and they talk to each other and say that leaving town wasn't a good idea,
so she decided to stick around.
Jenna also tells him that Alex is kind of sweet and kind of reminds her of him.
She says that she is pregnant and that things are looking better.
Jenna then goes away.
Mike goes inside the house and starts making dinner for his wife so that they can talk
about everything that is happening with them.
Lisa says that it is not a good time and that he should leave; she then leaves the house.
Mike has to eat by himself, and as he is about to leave, he spots Jenna having a smoke.
He goes to her and says that it is probably not good for the baby.
Scott comes shouting outside and tells her that she should get inside.
He sees her smoking a cigarette and smacks it out of her hands.
He then tries to grab her to force her inside as she tries to free herself.
At that point, Mike tries to intervene, but Scott shouts at him and says that he has been
sleeping with his wife.
He then throws a can of beer at Mike's feet and grabs Jenna by the arm and forces her
to go inside.
But Mike intervenes and pushes him away; Scott gets up and punches Mike in the face and then
takes Jenna inside.
Mike is tunned, but he manages to get up.
He then rushes inside to save Jenna; he sees Jenna pushed against the kitchen counter,
and he then shouts at Scott to leave the house.
But Scott hits him in the face once again, and as Mike tries to get up, he pushes him
down once again.
Scott then shouts at Jenna and blames everything on her.
Meanwhile, Mike has managed to get his hands on a gold club, and he uses that to hit Scott,
which knocks him out.
Jenna is stunned by what has just happened, and she shouts at Mike to get out of the house
and then grabs her phone to call an ambulance for her husband.
Mike slowly walks to his house; he looks at himself in the mirror and then slowly walks
to his backyard.
He continues to walk toward the vegetables that he has planted and picks out a tomato.
As he grabs it in his hand, lost in thought, he hears sirens approaching.
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