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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80CineVueChristopher MachellCineVueChristopher MachellActor Daniel Brühl makes his directorial debut with this delightfully taut, blackly comic satire.
- 70Screen DailyAllan HunterScreen DailyAllan HunterA little more venom or bite might have been welcome but this is still an entertaining skewering of celebrity and the way a single day can flip from triumph to outright disaster
- 63Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenUnlike Malcom & Marie, Daniel Brühl’s feature-length directorial debut proves to be authentically self-castigating.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyAn amusing, accomplished debut on its own modest terms, Next Door works best as tart meta comedy, becoming increasingly cramped in scope and setting as it spirals into an obsessive revenge thriller.
- 58The Film StageRory O'ConnorThe Film StageRory O'ConnorContrary to the setup’s illusions, Brühl distances and thus absolves himself by making Daniel a nasty caricature–arrogant, speaking in brooding actorly tones, eager to pose for selfies and flirt with fans. Had he played it straight, Next Door might just have been vital.
- 50IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichSpry enough to sustain its wisp of an idea but too contained in both story and setting to resonate beyond its most basic thrills, Next Door is a pleasantly unfulfilled promise of a debut.
- 50The PlaylistCaitlin QuinlanThe PlaylistCaitlin QuinlanBrühl works confidently as a director and star, however, hopefully with the potential to be a little more ambitious in the future.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt’s not a vanity project (Brühl does not seem in the least vain) but an actor’s project, nonetheless.
- 40The Observer (UK)Simran HansThe Observer (UK)Simran HansThough Brühl is an affable and witty screen presence, there’s no getting round the fact that the film is a vanity project.