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Amos Lassen wrote on 02/02/2012:

This is a surprise of a film in that it really does not sound very interesting yet it is entertainment in every sense of the word. Basically it is the story of two friends who recorded the fights that their neighbors had and it is somewhat a reflection of the way we live. Mitchell and Eddie, two college grads from the Midwest move to California in 1987 and they soon discover that their neighbors are drunks who argue every day and night. Having been awoken several nights in a row, the guys decide to start taping the fight and soon they have hours and hours of material which they share with their Friends and this begins a new underground surprise.

Within the first thirty minutes of film, we see the back story and we are introduced to neighbors, Pete and Ray. I must admit that listening to a bunch of tapes that have nothing to do with anyone I know does not sound like something I would want to do. However, the way that the film I crated and how the tapes have been cut makes or a fascinating experience. The movie draws you in and holds you. While “eavesdropping” may seem totally unethical, we soon realize that we are learning here and seeing the way that some Americans live. This is, in reality, a film about terrible neighbors.

Pete and Ray are fine people when they are not drunk but once they start drinking they lose control of their lives. It is not so strange to hear neighbors but these two took their fighting to an entirely new level and they come across as primal.

The film comes across as a dark comedy and it is interesting to watch that what at first seemed to be a mall film overtook the filmmakers. We hardly see Ray and Pete as friends—they do not appear to even have a connection except drinking and yelling.