The Girl Next Door

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The Girl Next Door

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The Girl Next Door

Chris Marquette, Elisha Cuthbert, Emile Hirsch, James Remar, Nicholas Downs

Eighteen-year-old Matthew Kidman is a straight-arrow over-achiever who has never really lived life--until he falls for his beautiful and seemingly innocent neighbor, Danielle. When Matthew discovers t...( read more  read more... )hat this perfect "girl next door" is a one-time porn star, his sheltered existence begins to spin out of control. Ultimately, Danielle helps Matthew emerge from his shell and discover that sometimes you have to risk everything for the person you love, as he simultaneously helps her rediscover her innocence.

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  • organgrinder136
    February 22, 2009
    organgrinder136
    i am so bored with these average teen comedy reels. fuck off and die
  • irisheyes686
    November 16, 2008
    irisheyes686
    I thought this was a pretty entertaining movie. Nothing really touching or special, but good.
  • mrpopcorn
    October 29, 2008
    mrpopcorn
    "Always know if the juice is worth the squeeze"

    Boy meets girl who's already met all sorts of boys and girls in this teen-slanted comedy. Matthew Kidman (Emile Hirsch) is a straight-laced and highly ambitious high school student who plans to study at Georgetown Universi...( read more)ty and dreams of a career in politics. While most of his classmates are in the throes of an epidemic of senioritis, Matthew is obsessed with schoolwork and has a hard time relaxing and having fun. But he finds himself a bit less focused on his future career when Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert), a beautiful 19-year-old blonde, moves in next door. Danielle is playful, spontaneous, and doesn't always remember to draw her shades, and before long Matthew is head over heels in love. Danielle soon finds herself taken with Matthew as well, but their relationship takes an unusual turn when he discovers that, before she moved to town, Danielle had a successful career as a porn actress. Matthew is able to convince Danielle that she's cut out for better things in life than appearing in porn videos, but his advice doesn't especially please Kelly (Timothy Olyphant) or Hugo (James Remar), two porn moguls who figure Matthew owes them big-time after convincing their leading lady to drop out of the adult industry. The Girl Next Door -- which, appropriately enough, shares its title with a 1999 documentary about adult film superstar Stacy Valentine -- also features Timothy Bottoms, Paul Dano, and Chris Marquette.

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    The Girl Next Door is so full of clichés and just overloaded with cheesiness and yet, after all this I find it quite amusing. That isn't normal of me because I usually despise teeny bopper chick flicks (American Pie makes the cut among a few other classics) and surprisingly, this one makes it on top. Elisha Cuthbert exudes the eroticism and beauty of the character and yet, she didn't over do it, just the right mix. Emile Hirsch, a then unknown, equally shines as well.

    As a huge fan of all that is John Hughes, it was no surprise to discover certain homages paid to its teen movie predecessors. Even in the score of the film there was the underlying beat of that Risky Business mood music (or something closely resembling it) in key scenes with Emile.

    In a film that could have easily turned to garbage with boobs and butts galore, the filmmakers never forgot that what we were dealing with here, is simply two kids trying to be comfortable in their own skin. They discover a balance in each other and fall head over heels. And why wouldn't they? I can't remember the last time in any recent release where two characters were able to communicate so much through their facial expressions and eyes.

    So what if the premise is far-fetched. We could all pick apart the logistics of such a scenario with its ridiculous improbabilities. However, the reason we all fork over our hard earned money at the box office or in rentals or in cable subscriptions is that we want to be entertained. This movie does just that and was in no way the predictable teen farce that Hollywood usually cranks out.
  • RiderOfTheStorms
    September 20, 2008
    RiderOfTheStorms
    I luv this fuckin movie!
  • QueenCityFilms
    March 5, 2008
    QueenCityFilms
    I love this comedy - Elisha is so hot
  • ghosttrigger
    December 31, 2009
    ghosttrigger
    was funny and very different
  • marian22223
    December 28, 2009
    marian22223
    in my top 10 movie teen.
  • Marischa2
    December 27, 2009
    Marischa2
    Hilarious!!!! very fun.
  • OmenSG
    December 26, 2009
    OmenSG



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    During the scene in the strip club when Emile Hirsch is trying to figure out how to smoke the cigar, it falling out of his mouth is an accident. The director liked it so much, he left it in.
  • kcddck
    December 20, 2009
    kcddck
    This was actually a pretty cute movie that was a lot more tasteful than most teen sex comedies. I'm not sure if you c9ould call this one of those, but this was still a great watch. The acting was really good with Timothy Olyphant, Elisha Cuthbert, Emile Hirsch and the rest. Kind ...( read more)of unpredictable as well as the couple get together in the beginning and then go through what they have to in the movie. Unexpected ending as well as that was very different. Well worth the watch.
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