One of the great surprises of Neighbors is both the gentle way with which it handles a nimrod party animal like Teddy and how good Efron is at playing him.
– Wesley Morris,
Grantland,
9 May 2014
fresh:
Rogen's always a dominating presence, but [Byrne], who showed her comic chops in Bridesmaids, comes close to stealing the movie here, in an uncorked performance full of volatile, liberating mischief.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
9 May 2014
fresh:
As as tensions escalate, Teddy and Peter's partnership proves just as central and perhaps more vulnerable than Mac and Kelly's. Score one for growing up.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
9 May 2014
rotten:
It's Apatow without the Apatow, all ornaments and no tree.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2014
fresh:
The young married couple does something cruel, and then the idiot frat guys next door respond, and back and forth it goes. I laughed, but not uproariously and not often enough.