Many films present prostitutes as the romantic ideal, but whether the movie is a silly comedy ( Trading Places), a romantic comedy ( Pretty Woman), a comedy with literary allusions ( Mighty Aphrodite), or even a drama ( Leaving Las Vegas and Klute), there is something uncomfortably misogynistic about these heroines. This movie's overall themes are truly vile. And there is still that speech he has to give to win that scholarship. She is disappointed in him because he is disappointed in her. All is dewy young love in soft focus until he finds out that she's a porn star. And soon after that, he and Danielle are up to mischief. The next thing he knows, he's standing naked in the street as she drives away. They go for a ride and she asks him when the last time was that he did something crazy. She sees him peeping and comes over - she is house-sitting. Then one night he sees a gorgeous girl (Elisha Cuthbert) in the house next door, getting undressed. He's on the verge of getting a scholarship to Georgetown and he's raised $25,000 to bring a brilliant student to America to study. This movie has plenty of twists and turns, so come along for the ride and have some fun.In THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, good boy Matthew (Emile Hirsch) is just about to get everything he's been working for. There is a sweetness to the movie, as it's amazing what a person will do when they fall in love. There are jocks, hot chicks on campus, geeks, and the movie itself has plenty of swearing, bathroom humor, slapstick, you name it. So in the end, this does have a lot of the typical teen flick campiness. They too seem to become more adventurous once Danielle enters the picture, what an influence one person can have. Chris Marquette (Eli) and Paul Dano (Klitz) are funny as Hirsch's dorky friends, and hopefully Marquette will land more roles like this. The other supporting characters are great. He goes from being hilarious to charming to scary in the span of about five minutes and steals almost every scene he's in. I must say, Olyphant is great in this film. She also takes a back seat to the growing tension between the Matthew and the sleazebag Kelly. No insight into her background, how did she get to where she is right now, etc. However, as the film progresses, the movie didn't delve as deeply into Cuthbert's character as it should have. Matthew's once planned out life is now lived more on the edge, and with that, he encounters some interesting characters, such as Kelly, the shady porn director, played flawlessly by Timothy Olyphant. Cuthbert, playing a free-spirited porn star, actually gives a rather understated performance that is sincere and sweet. Straight and narrow, his life is spun on it's head once Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert) enters the picture. Emile Hirsch is great as Matthew Kidman, the ambitious high school senior (who actually looks like he's in high school) with an Ivy League future. However, it would be erroneous to write this film off as a rip-off, it just isn't afraid to show it's influence. The characters (the pimp vs the adult film director) the props (glass egg vs the golden "trophy") as well as the music and language definitely give this film an updated twist on RB. As the title suggest, this movie does have Risky Business written all over it. Though this movie definitely is now part of the illustrious teen film library, it runs a little bit deeper than the average adolescent flick. I must say, the way this movie was marketed, one would figure that this flick is along the lines of such classics as Bring It On and Can't Hardly Wait. I usually wait for teen films to come out on video before viewing them.
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