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Neighbor No. 13 (2005). i could see where this flick could test one's patience due its pacing and the character's lack of realistic responses to certain events. The story itself was solid, centering on the lifelong effects of schoolyard bullying. i thought that it was well acted, and whilst there were definitely times that the actor's responses were not realistic, this worked since a normal response to anything would seem out of place in this insane, disturbed, nightmarish atmosphere. The score worked wonderfully to keep the tension high. The camerawork was splendid, with effective use of shadows and distance in some scenes. To me, that some of the scenes were absurdly drawn out only added to the bizarre atmosphere of this flick. i loved the wonderful scenes which effectivley elucidated the psychopathological conflicts of the antihero. Though it relied heavily on flashbacks, their discontinmuity was such that their use did not seem so much a crutch as opposed to a further tweaking to a twisted story. Ashe.
derek
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