Rebecca (Charlotte Mounter) has moved to a new apartment ... and it
doesn't take her long to have some reservations about her downstairs
neighbours, two elderly sisters (Lynn Lowry, Sallyann Fellowes), who seem
to have nothing better to do than to play the same silly vintage tune at
three at night, or argue to the wee hours of the night, thus robbing
Rebecca of her sleep. Thing is, they seem nice enough when Rebecca
complains about it - well, one sister (Lowry) does, the other hides from
view and never leaves the apartment, but the longer this goes on, the more
is Rebecca convinced something's not quite right. Now the one sister
that does go out seems to really be the epitomy of an old lady, you know,
the one who tends to forget to take her medication and then gets lost in
the city, has to relie on the kindness of strangers to bring her back
home, and invariably invites them in for tea and cookies - and how could
one refuse such an invitation from an elderly woman? Thing is, none of her
good Samaritans has ever come out again - alive ... The
Neighbours is a great little horror thriller, reminiscent of 1970's
low budget too-good-for-grindhouse gems more than anything else, mixing a
feel of inherent unease with just enough gore to shock, relying on tension
and atmosphere rather than spectacle, and putting an emphasis on suspense
on both a narrative and directorial level. And add to this a great cast,
led by genre veteran Lynn Lowry, who again proves she's still the
force in horror to be reckoned with, and you've got yourself a great
movie!
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