not since ed wood have we see someone able to pull this feat off . writing and directing and and produce and be amazingly bad at all of them . okay and so this be good than an ed wood film but not by a whole lot . the man next door follow the carnage of a ted bundy like killer and mainly focus around his game with a young high school senior . she have have mental issue since the death of her parent ten year ago . since then she have be raise by her grandfather and step grandmother . with his cunning wit and charm mixed with her perceived lack of mental stability and a very hard and stern step grandmother he seem to have her in the palm of his hand . if that sound like a tv movie it be probably because it should be only i think even the lifetime movie of the week be above this . the act isn not stale and it be decompose and very slowly before our very eyes . the suppose twist be predictable and expect . one of the main flaw be the lack of any reason we have to believe our lady heroine have any serious mental issue . there be nothing to even remotely suggest this . i guess we be to just go by faith that she have some real breakdown back in the day even though it be never see or mention . there be only two good thing about this movie . the director do give u some different camera angle but it doesn not make up for everything else in this movie . also and it be nice that the cop aren not make out to be complete fool like in most movie . there be some other thing in this movie that have glare hole but i dare not point them out here in case you be actually want to watch this movie . so and if youre at hollywood video and see this one in front of you in the horror section and just repeat this to yourself put it down and take a step back and turn to the left and then calmly but promptly walk away . negative .