

(The first thing he repairs is Claire’s broken garage door. Noah fixes cars and cleans out storm drains.

But there’s so much more to him than just his looks in the screenplay from first-timer Barbara Curry, he’s hilariously too good to be true.

We actually see his biceps before we see his face. So it’s perfect timing when the handsome and muscular Noah ( Ryan Guzman) moves into the house next door to help his ailing uncle (who distractingly resembles Johnny Knoxville in his “Bad Grandpa” makeup). And the sweet but slightly nerdy Kevin could use a strong male figure around, too. A woman who’s a little more vulnerable, and a little less of a force of nature, might have been a more believable mark.Ĭlaire has been lonely lately since separating from her philandering husband, Garrett ( John Corbett). Buffed and polished to a high sheen, J-Lo is 45 and has never looked better – and that’s actually part of the problem. At night, she lounges around in flimsy tank tops and teddies that cling to the actress’ world-famous posterior.
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How she finds time to blow out her hair and apply full makeup every morning – complete with smoky eyes and glossy lips – while also serving as a single parent to her teenage son, Kevin ( Ian Nelson), is the film’s real mystery. Jennifer Lopez stars as the WASPily named Claire Peterson, the hottest high school English teacher in the San Fernando Valley.
