“The Boy Next Door” drew audiences in and thrilled from the beginning.

I recommend that young adults see this movie.

With a budget of only $4 million, producer Jason Blum created a hit movie that brought in $15 million during the premiere weekend alone — nearly quadruple the cost of the movie itself, which is an amazing feat in the movie business.

“The Boy Next Door” features Jennifer Lopez as Claire Peterson, a separated wife trying to figure out how to raise her teenage son (Ian Nelson). She is still getting over the infidelity of her husband when a young man named Noah (Ryan Guzman) begins to obsess over her.

Lopez and Guzman have a one-night stand, which I found a little too vivid for my liking, but those kinds of scenes should be expected from an R-rated movie.

Lopez tries to get out of the relationship she has with Noah, but he is persistent. He harasses and stalks her and uses her son Kevin to torment her.

I love thrilling movies that keep me on the edge of my seat, and this movie did not disappoint. I never so much as yawned during the movie.

However, some professional critics say “The Boy Next Door” has too many fallacies and not enough thrilling action.

There was only one fallacy that I caught, and that was Kevin’s episode at the gym. Other than that scene, I didn’t spot any other fallacies and I thought there was a lot of thrilling action, especially near the end.

I liked “The Boy Next Door,” and I think it is a good way to get out of the house and enjoy yourself.

The Eclipse reminds its readers that to get into an R-rated movie, you must be 17. If you are younger, an adult has to buy your ticket.