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‘Neighborhood Watch’ Review: Jack Quaid and Jeffrey Dean Morgan Make an Entertaining Odd Couple Investigating a Potentially Imaginary Crime
Jack Quaid and Jeffrey Dean Morgan play mismatched investigators in the rageaholic-meets-schizophrenic thriller 'Neighborhood Watch.'
“Rageaholic meets schizophrenic” may not sound like a very enticing hook for a buddy comedy, but that dysfunctional duo proves pretty good company in “ Neighborhood Watch.” Duncan Skiles’ first feature since 2018’s darker crime tale “The Clovehitch Killer” recalls shaggier 1970s cinema in its emphasis on quirky character dynamics over suspense, action or plot intricacies. Once again taking a deft low-key approach to a sturdy script (this time by Sean Farley), and armed with engaging lead performances from Jack Quaid and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Skiles has crafted another accessibly offbeat not-quite-genre item. Off-putting in a different way is Ed Deerman (Morgan), an unfriendly next-door neighbor who’s an old-fashioned male “Karen” — the type forever trying to lay the chastising hand of authority on any miscreants he spots.
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