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Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Movie Review

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Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 1 Hour 33 Minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 26-04-2016

Genre: Comedy

Similar To: Hasan Minhaj: Off With His Head, Girl Haunts Boy, Happiness Is, His Three Daughters

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CAST & CREW

Chloe Grace Moretz

Zac Efron

Dave Franco

Rose Byrne

Selena Gomez

Billy Eichner

Evan Goldberg

Seth Rogen

Nicholas Stoller

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Producer:

Evan Goldberg

James Weaver

Seth Rogen

Editor:

Zene Baker

Director:

Nicholas Stoller

Movie Actor:

Zac Efron

Movie Actress:

Chloe Grace Moretz

Supporting Actress:

Rose Byrne

Selena Gomez

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Michael J Moore

Director of Photography:

Brandon Trost

Casting Director:

Francine Maisler

Still Photographer:

Justin M Lubin

Production Company:

Good Universe

Point Grey Pictures

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Michael Babcock

Visual Effects Supervisor:

Chris LeDoux

Story Writer:

Andrew J Cohen

Seth Rogen

Brendan O\'Brien

Evan Goldberg

Nicholas Stoller

Music Editor:

Manish Raval

Production Designer:

Theresa Guleserian

Storyboard Artist:

Amy Lynn Umezu

Casting Assistant:

Ebony Hardin

Makeup Artist:

Katelyn Barton

Ellen Arden

Chawana Jones

Hair Stylist:

Robert Wilson

Lance Aldredge

Mia Collie

Special Effects Coordinator:

Russell Tyrrell

Special Effects Technician:

Mancico Troy Cloud

Stunt Coordinator:

Jeffrey J Dashnaw

Digital Compositor:

Blake Goedde

Sound Mixer:

Aron Siegel

Ed White

Lisa Pinero

Boom Operator:

Kurt Peterson

Assistant Cameraman:

Tyler Harrison

Production Supervisor:

Robert Mazaraki

First Assistant Editor:

Brian Addie

Supporting Actor:

Billy Eichner

Dave Franco

Seth Rogen

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Neighbors 2 is the continuation of the previous film with the same namesake. This version is that of sorority girls having their time of the life.

Plot

There is a new group of high school students renting a house next to that of Mac and Kelly Radner (Rogen and Byrne), with an intention of getting high as they like with no restrictions. Mac and Kelly are new parents to a two-year-old child, and the continuous parties and music make their life no easier. Paying the rent of the sorority house is difficult so the girls find an easy way out; throwing parties. What follows next is the faceoff battle of the two houses.

Analysis

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising is just a gender-reversal of the previous film. Nothing changes except a pinch of feminism. The movie is the face-off between the sorority girls led by Shelby ( Chloe Grace Moretz She is known to be one the greatest young actresse >> Read More... ) and their neighbors Mac and Kelly Radner(Rogen and Byrne). The only fun sequences are with Teddy Sanders ( Zac Efron Zac Efron is the debonair screen icon in Hollywood >> Read More... ), the previous fratboy in that house. The movie is more vulgar, and senseless than the previous one. You will find it as a total rip-off of to the first movie with similar traps and more vulgarity.

Star Performances

Chloe Grace Moretz is the lead portraying Shelby; she is convincing enough as an ambitious sorority girl. Seth Rogen Seth Rogen is a Canadian born actor, comedian, wri >> Read More... and Rose Byrne The famous English actress Rose Byrne was born in >> Read More... are both equally frustrated which gives rise to good humor. Zac Efron is practically the essence of the entire film, he is seen mostly shirtless which adds to the hotness level, but his humor makes it bearable to watch. Selena Gomez Selena Marie Gomez's birth was on 22nd July 19 >> Read More... is also seen in the film.

What’s there?

The movie is the same battle with girls this time. If you enjoy traps and competition you may like it, but if you watch this movie after the first one, you will have major issues with it. It's a laid-back movie with no major twists. The fight between the neighbors is fun. The familiar star cast is one plus point.

What’s not there?

Neighbors 2 has many shortcomings. A good story is one prime reason. The movie has nothing new to offer. The scenes seem repetitive. The screenplay is okay.

Verdict

If you enjoy movies with some jokes below the belt and some senseless parties and everything between them you may like the movie. The major problem with the movie is that it does not have anything different or new to tell.