Who would
have ever guessed that looking at breasts could
be so boring?
"The Girl Next Door" is disguised as a sort of
"coming of age" film involving a teenager who
has a porn star move in next door...they fall
for each other...and, of course, everybody ends
up with moral dilemmas and chaos reigns. <yawn>
Elisha Cuthbert plays the porn star with all the
emotional depth of, well, a porn star. So, I
guess it works on a certain level. The challenge
is, of course, that much of this has been done
before and while I wouldn't exactly call this
film a retread it's far from fresh. Emile Hirsch
plays the teen in question, and while he has a
nice enthusiasm it just sort of feels like an
empty role.
I did notice Timothy Bottoms in a smaller
role...that was kind of interesting...however,
even the Director's Cut is remarkably
disappointing. When all else fails, this sort of
film is supposed to fall back on the T&A...it's
incredibly lacking here. So, even being shallow
I find myself disappointed.
Below average script, cute female, moderately
interesting performances and a decent energy
elevate this film a touch but it's basically a
goldfish in the sea of teen films.
©
Written by Richard Propes
TC Candler's Comment
Yep... There
is only one reason anyone should watch this
film... To see Elisha Cuthbert prance her
jaw-dropping body around in about 30 different
provocative outfits while flashing heavenly
smiles at the camera. The film itself is a
total rip-off of "Risky Business", but without
the subtle wit of that 1983 classic.
Jacob
Hall's Comment
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