The Perfect Neighbor

Sundance 2025 #11

When a title card early on shows that the story will primarily get told through police body cam, you get a bit worried about how you are going to stay engaged. By the end you can’t imagine the story being told any other way. The best kind of documentary. No talking heads, just the facts, the story, and the raw look at everyone involved.

Like most kids, I had a neighbor exactly like this growing up. They weren’t near as obnoxious as the woman in the film, but they would go out of their way to bully kids & make them feel uncomfortable. I shudder to think about what could have happened if stand your ground laws had been a thing in my home state.