The Neighbors

2012 [KOREAN]

Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

15
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 35%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 35%
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 2054 2.1K

based on comic based on webcomic or webtoon

Plot summary

A serial killer murders a girl from his neighborhood. The residents begin to suspect him one by one, as he tries to cover his tracks and plans another kill before escape.

Director

Hwi Kim Photo
Hwi Kim

Top cast

Dong-seok Ma Photo
Dong-seok Ma as Ahn Hyuk-Mo
Yunjin Kim Photo
Yunjin Kim as Song Kyung-Hee
Sae-ron Kim Photo
Sae-ron Kim as Yoo Soo-Yeon / Won Yeo-Seon
Seong-gyoon Kim Photo
Seong-gyoon Kim as Ryu Seung-Hyuk
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB
1009.86 MB
1280*544
Korean 2.0
NR
Subtitles kr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 5
2.03 GB
1920*816
Korean 5.1
NR
Subtitles kr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mhtotalmoviefan 7 / 10

Nice suspense

Good film, but it could have been better. I like suspense and I like watching a film in which the feeling of danger for the residents of some place is increasing. Generally in South Korean films, the killers are extremely merciless, so watching this film already having in mind what these films from that country are like, makes us apprehensive.I didn't like the CGI in this film, because it's very unnecessary, and also the visions that some characters have during the work. I don't like it when they fill some nit-picking films. I also didn't like how slow some characters were to start acting against the villain.
Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 7 / 10

Murder mystery and social commentary

THE NEIGHBOURS is another engaging murder mystery/crime thriller from South Korea, this time based on a popular web cartoon. As usual for this country, it's layered with social commentary like many others in this genre, looking at people's willingness to turn a blind eye to conflict in order to lead a quiet life. The film is quite unusual in that we don't get one lead but rather a small community of different characters, all of whom have very different and intriguing back stories. It takes a while to get going and is slow at times, and there are some annoying stylistic choices, like having one actress playing multiple roles. But it all comes together for a highly satisfying climax, and Ma Dong-seok shines in a star-making role.
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