The Girl Next Door Movie
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Matt never saw her coming... but all his friends had!
18-year-old Matthew Kidman is a straight 'A' over-achiever who feels that he has never really lived life till the fall. This is, until he meets 'the girl next door'. Danielle moves in next door, and Matthew thinks he's found the girl of his dreams. All is going well, until Matthew's sex-mad friend Eli reveals that Danielle is actually a ex-porn star. Matthew doesn't know how to take the news or how to treat Danielle, and things go from bad to worse when Danielle's former producer Kelly appears to take her back.
| James Remar | Hugo Posh |
| Timothy Olyphant | Kelly |
| Chris Marquette | Eli |
| Elisha Cuthbert | Danielle |
| Emile Hirsch | Matthew Kidman |
| Paul Dano | Klitz |
| Timothy Bottoms | Mr. Kidman |
| Donna Bullock | Mrs. Kidman |
| Jacob Young | Hunter |
| Brian Kolodziej | Derek |
| Brandon Irons | Troy |
| Amanda Swisten | April |
| Sung Hi Lee | Ferrari |
| Ulysses Lee | Samnang |
| Harris Laskaway | Dr. Salinger |
| Luke Greenfield |
6.90 out of 10 (35883 votes)
Visitor Reviews
A bit of a shock!
posted on 22 Aug 2009Well I wasn't expecting this, but as a lead I will tell you that in my opinion this is fantastic. Before now the best teen type movie was "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". A great film because it went past the teen film genre and threw in an escalator of scenes that kept you held. Now this film does the same thing, but it adds twists too.The American Teen Genre has for a long time been perfected, but it has been lacking twists due to the fact they have no depth. Lets be honest, if you add depth to an American Teen film it stops being what it is meant to be.Enter "The Girl Next door". The Director has managed to make a film that still stays in the same genre, and yet has just enough depth to be able to pull off a few twists. What a good job the Director did too! There is not much let up, and one second your feeling sorry for him, another second your feeling happy for him as the film turns from being a comedy to a drama and back to a comedy again in a relentless fashion. Not quite edge of the seat stuff, but then again it isn't supposed to be. This genre isn't supposed to be this good! I must add a comment that it isn't a family film, and unless you want your kids to watch a few porn stars strut about your house plying there body's to would be producers and directors then you had better make sure you have got them to bed before you put the disc in. John Hughes, the director of Ferris, Uncle Buck and more has a new challenger. Great Story, well written and directed, great acting.
A sweet and naughty movie
posted on 18 Aug 2009I loved this movie, because it was sweet, funny and naughty! It started out good, no bad jokes and it lasted through the whole movie. You never know what is gonna happen next, never a boring moment. Matt, the main char in this movie, is like the person who never do anything wrong, like he says himself "a f***ing boyscout".This is until he meets Danielle, the girl next door.. She is this sweet and very good looking girl. But (for some people) she got a bad history she is trying to escape from. And this is the beginning of his morally downfall...The bonus in this movie, is that if you don't know what love is, then listen to him speaking about "Moral fiber". Now all my single friends wants to find his/hers "Moral fiber".So if you going to see a good movie, make it "The Girl Next Door", it's worth it!
Completely Misunderstood
posted on 14 Aug 2009First of all, I loved this movie. It really irritates me how it was set up by the PR people to be another American Pie or Van Wilder or something of the sort. Those movies are just gross out teen comedies. This movie actually had HEART. The problem is, a movie like this misses 90% of its audience because 80% of the audience is guys (aged 13-75) hoping to see Elisha Cuthbert naked, while the other 10% already writes it off as another teen comedy and doesn't give it a chance. What is the deal?!? If you watched this movie once, watch it again and pay attention to the message and the character development. I believe you will get much more out of it a second time. My rating is a 9 out of 10...it was just incredibly acted, had an amazing screenplay, and, need I say this again, it had HEART.
Sex is funny... I suppose
posted on 10 Aug 2009I think that's what this movie was implying, but I'm not quite sure. Why? It might have something to do with the fact that this quote-unquote film was utterly lacking in anything that makes a good movie. Characters we care about? Nah. A plot that engrossed me and brought me into the world of the characters? Nope. Anything remotely funny? Nada. Zip, zero, zilch.On the other hand, it does have nudity. I'll give it that. And it can keep it, as far as I'm concerned.The Girl Next Door details the misadventures of a high school senior when he discovers that his new next-door neighbor was once... a porn star! Gasp! The horror! The kid tries to hook up with her, and his goofy friends tag along, and she brings some of her porno pals, yadda yadda yadda. The "yadda yadda yadda" is in there because once you understand the basic outline of this flick, you won't need to watch it. You'll know what's going to happen. You know there'll be comical sexual misunderstandings, that the geeky friends are going to try and get laid, and that an evil guy from her past is trying to get her back into the "business".Unless you like jokes about sex, body parts, and other wonderful things that make teenagers go "Awesome," you'll probably enjoy this movie. I thought this film would be sorta like "There's Something About Mary", and I was right. Well, if "TSaM" was full of high school students, a latent lack of anything funny, and lots and lots of nudity. 'Cause everyone loves nudity... I think.
Cool movie
posted on 08 Aug 2009I've got to say that this movie impressed me and i'm giving a 10 because it deserves it.And a special 10 for Elisha Cuthbert she is wow beautiful.!!!!!! And the story is Brilliant i love it keep it up. It actually inspired me into treating girls better and trust me thats a big thing, although i didn't like Kelly i hate guys like him,now come on he gave the kid ecstasy how sick is that, but in a movie there has to be a bad guy or else i'ts not a good movie i hope Elisha keeps making movies shes a talented actress and she will rock Hollywood one day.She really rocked me when i saw her the first time.This is a good movie so KEEP THIS **** UP!!!!
the best of its genre
posted on 04 Aug 2009i just saw the girl next door a few days ago, and to state it short and sweet, it quite simply rules. i loved everything about the movie, from beginning to end. i think the acting was incredible, as much on the part of elisha cuthbert *who did an even better job in this movie than in 24, were she rules too*, emile hersh and all the supporting cast. the chemistry between the characters was amazing, and they really managed to convey a certain mood through out the movie that to me was one of the best aspects of the picture. as i watched the movie, i became part of the movies world, because the movie really shows what it is like to be a horny teenager in high school.although i enjoy them, i usually don't think romantic comedies or highschool comedies are all that great. this movie is different. it goes beyond the usual limitations of this genre, it is so much more than any of the American pie movies, for example. the movie is excellent and i will see it again as soon as it comes out on DVD or airs on cable.
The Girl Next Door is a good movie
posted on 02 Aug 2009OK, I have seen 'The Girl Next Door' and I must say that I liked the movie.You can "compare" this movie with a teenage movie but this has a little bit more. If you watch this movie you will see a few breasts in it (people in Europe see that almost every day on TV), so I think it is not a problem.The movie tells a story that will cling you from the begin to the end. In the movie you will see scenarios like what can or will happen if Matthew does this or that, so you know what he thinks. I liked the performance acts, you can see the expressions on the actors and actresses face. Elisha Cuthbert and Emile Hirsch played very good in this movie, just like all the other people who played in it. If you watch this movie, you will have a good laugh and there is a lot of excitement and a little bit action in.I give this movie a 9/10.
Awesome Movie!
posted on 29 Jul 2009This movie was insanely awesome. I saw it at my friends house the other day and I thought it was the best movie. We watched it 3 times in 2 days. Elisha Cuthbert is insanely hot. Buy this movie if you don't have it. The main characters are Danielle, Matthew, Eli, Klitz, and Kelly. It's pretty funny too. We laughed at something like every couple of minutes. Some of the funniest parts were probably when he's watching her getting undressed, when Eli and Klitz are watching porn together, When Kelly gives Mathew Ecstacy, and when Matthew steals the gold statue thats a weiner. Hmmm....some similar movies are probably the American Pies and Eurotrip. This movie Deffinently deserves a 10!
no
posted on 23 Jul 2009number 1 there is no girl like this which is a shame and will probably leave you feeling annoyed after you realize it well at least there's not in Ireland anyway. But still a great movie really enjoyed it its funny and has heart aswel, the acting is good and you can really feel the relationship between the two. i would recommend this to most people looking to see a light funny film. The soundtrack is very good and the story keeps you interested for the whole thing with also good backups to the main characters with Eli and Klitz which give good funny parts to the film.and to fill the last line "watch this movie" go onnnnnnnnnnn
Who's the target audience for this R-rated teenybopper film?
posted on 21 Jul 2009Saw it at a preview screening here in San Francisco last night. Overall, this movie seemed like an attempt to capitalize on the success of teenybopper romantic comedies but with an added dose of boob-age to warrant an "R" rating, both a "chick flick" and "dick flick", if you will. The story does seem to drag on though, as the characters manage to get into one predicament after another, with the occasional obstacle coming out of left field, making the movie less fluid. Each new obstacle seemed calculated to elicit laughs and cringing at the same time. The Asian stereotype jokes got old pretty fast and the movie seemed like a throwback of the John Hughes-era films, where a majority of the students are White with the occasional token person of color thrown in. However, the casting was enjoyable, and even Matthew's parents were fun. Bottom line, less in-your-face than the "American Pie" series but still probably only worth a movie rental, at the most.
Just as bad as you 1st think
posted on 17 Jul 2009The only thing good that can be said about this film would be that it has a great soundtrack. Everything else - while not entirely predictable/ standard formula - doesn't come as much of a surprise. As you watch the movie you will notice several points where it would seem that the movie would naturally end - but instead you realize that it still has over an hour left! The creators of this flick wasted a great opportunity to do SOMEthing with the movie - anything. This movie accheived "nowhere" status because it tried to go in so many directions at once. It tries to be a teen comedy & it tries to be a drama of sorts, it fails on both attempts. Go rent "Risky Business", or "American Pie" instead.
pure love is more important than everything
posted on 15 Jul 2009teenagers are certainly interested in this type of film that shows pure love can conquest on sexual aptitude and emphasizes on this sentence that love is more complicated that it seems and no matter who is in one side of love he or she can be attracted by whom he or she loves. this film shows that beauty and just sex are not necessary for love they are just tools to join your spirit to your minion and every love is base on these will definitely break. if you like romance film i suggest you not to miss this movie because it can impress you in many ways. it's highlighted to go with someone you like and don't be shy to express your love. you can extract from this movie that faithful love can restrain from unnecessary affair with someone else (you know what i mean).
A excellent film. Everyone should read this. Go Elisha
posted on 17 Jun 2009Best movie of all time. Elisha Cuthbert is the bomb. she is after seeing this movie my favorites actress. i hope to see her in the future. if she reads this, if you break up with your fiancé i am always free. you are 6 years older then me but age is only a number. this is movie is the one of or the best movies of all time and it will be around for a while. Elisha plays her part exceptionally well. everyone has to see the movie. The other characters are pretty good. the movie is well worth seeing and i would personally recommend it for the world to buy. in order to watch the film you need a fairly open mind. a lot of twists occur. the movie is more a drama film then any and it kept me on the edge of my seat from the very start. the movie is one that will make you laugh and also make you a bit sad with the occurrences that happen. you wont be disappointed when you buy this film. this film should be still at the top. to finish up this movie is one where you will not be disappointed. it is a crazy movie where at every corner their is a surprise.Bye guys. everyone buy or at least see the film Bye by the way Elisha is HOT!!!!
True love
posted on 13 Jun 2009I seem to be one of very few people who can see this in the film, but in my opinion this is one of the greatest cinematic love stories i have ever seen. Ignore any preconceived ideas of what this film is about (the trailers etc are very misleading) and go in with an open mind and hopefully you'll see what i mean. Yes there are some very stupid scenes in the film but they are few and far between, and most of the humor comes from believable exchanges between the characters. But i hardly even see this film as a comedy, because underneath that Matt (Emile Hirsch) and Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert) share a love that is more real and honest than any i have seen before. The characters seem to truly be in love, rather than just actors playing a role. (A scene that really shows this is the emotion shown by Danielle when Matt asks her to prom). In addition to the actors remarkable performances (another stand out one being Timothy Olyphant in the role of a porn producer) there is also a very strong script, which manages (for the most part) to be genuinely funny while still seeming real and passionate.Finally the soundtrack is outstanding providing brilliant songs that are perfect for the scene throughout.Overall i give this film 10 out of 10, and highly recommend you go and see it, just remember to keep an open mind.
Poor plot, poor material, no laughs, forced titillation for boys and a crude air produce a film that will have almost no appeal outside of the male teen market
posted on 11 Jun 2009Matthew Kidman is a geek; school president, hangs out with other nerds and generally doesn't have any luck with the popular guys or the girls. He can't believe his luck when a gorgeous girl moves in next door and seems happy to hang out with him. His illusions are shattered when he learns that she is a porn star and, unsure of how to act, he ruins things between them. But both seem reluctant to truly break it off but can they work through their differences.Even though I like to think that I have good taste in films, I did see the trailer and thought 'hmmm, could be sexy and funny' and decided to give it a go on DVD. However if I'd known that it would really be neither then perhaps I wouldn't have bothered. The plot is pretty simplistic and is really the ultimate teenage boy fantasy, but it is this at the expense of the issues that could have been put into the film. Porn is a complex and nasty business and those involved in it can easily have difficult relationship and lives, however this film doesn't do anything with this aspect of the plot (apart from Matty wanting Danielle out of the business). The lowest point was a throwaway line that one of the porn stars had lost her virginity at age 10. Sorry, but the implication that a woman got into the sex industry of the back of sexual abuse as a child (and all that brings mentally and emotionally) is not a joking matter and I was stunned that nobody had the good taste to remove this line. Of course this is a comedy so I wouldn't expect it to do this because it would take away from the laughs but, with this film, the writers have already taken the laughs away and replaced with crude material and ineffective titillation.For teenage boys then I can imagine this mix will work but for me it just didn't tickle me at all. There were no real jokes here and, instead, there are just jocular references to porn mixed with scenes of 'hot girls', semi-nudity and the inevitable (and increasingly boring) girl/girl kissing. I had hoped that it would have a fun sexy air to it but it really didn't, instead it was ground in crudity and the obvious sexuality of porn. Of course some of it was still quite sexy but generally it was for teenagers more than anything else. Sadly this also took priority over the material and as a result the actual romance is flat and unconvincing – we are meant to buy Danielle changing her life for Matt but their relationship is so thin as to not exist – and playful flirting at the start just doesn't didn't do it for me.Like many others, part for my motivation for seeing this film was 24's Elisha Cuthbert, but I felt a bit bad for her as I thought she was basically exploited. With very little in the way of material to work with she is reduced to spending most of the first half of the film just being, well, sexy! At times she seems to be trying to bring out emotions and conflicts in her character and I thought 'she's got something here' but she was let down by a script that was more interested in where the next half-naked girl was coming from as opposed to the inner workings of the characters. Hirsch is likable but just to wishy washy for my liking, but again the plot gives him little to work with. The two characters that the film does have fun with are Kelly and Eli and the two actors both have fun as a result. Olyphant is fun but it is Marquette that steals all his scenes – admittedly he has little competition but still. He is lively and funny and the extras on the DVD's are best when he is in character at the Adult Film conference. Dano is OK but is an easy geek, while the rest of the cast just plays jocks etc. Remar makes a brief appearance surrounded by lovely ladies and there are plenty of them – something that will keep the teenage boys happy – but the rest of us will probably wonder why we didn't just watch porn!Overall this is a pretty poor film but it has just about enough energy to be watchable in you are in a very undemanding mood. There are no actual laughs to be had and the rest of the film just tries to keep providing titillation every few minutes to cover the total lack of material. The characters are flat, the relationships pathetically drawn and I had stopped caring about the story long before the end. I wouldn't watch it again and I would not recommend it to anyone over the age of 15 or female.
Reminds me of what teen films used to be
posted on 11 Jun 2009Oh, to a neighbor like Elisha Cuthbert. Not that my neighbors are bad. Want a cup of sugar? Just knock. Want help will the ball cock in your toilet? Ring next door. All of this is incredibly beneficial, but oh, to have a neighbor like Elisha Cuthbert!Elisha plays the 'girl' in the new teen film The Girl Next Door directed by Luke Greenfield (The Animal). Her name is Danielle and she arrives just when neighbor Mathew Kidman (Emile Hirsch) is writing a speech in hopes of getting a scholarship for his portrayal of moral fiber. But one look at the stripping Danielle from his bedroom window to hers leaves every fiber pointing in a different direction.This small act of voyeurism leads to all sorts of trouble as Danielle notices her admirers' gazing and immediately heads next door to confront young Matthew. The result of their new courtship would lead to public nudity, breaking and entering, skipping school, taking drugs and everything else that we used to brag about without merit in High School.And just as everything seems to be going extremely well for the young Matthew, one of his geek buddies reveals her true identity, that of an up-and-coming porn star. This revelation comes shortly before the arrival of her pimp film producer Kelly (Deadwood's Timothy Olyphant) who throws a wrench into the infatuational plans of the two neighbors and leads Matthew down a path that jeopardizes his endeavor to win the scholarship. Soon, Kelly and Matthew are attending strip clubs, meeting in Vegas and eventually, the two are involved in a robbery where Matt tries to win the freedom of the young Danielle.Much has been made of The Girl Next Door's resemblance to the 1983 Tom Cruise film Risky Business. Truly, the comparisons cannot be more obvious. Instead of hookers, we have porn stars. Instead of a house party, we have a prom, and where there is a family heirloom in play with Cruise's film, Hirsch must pull out all the stops in order to obtain a $25,000 bank account that was amassed to bring a Cambodian teenager to America.But with all these comparisons evident, I enjoyed The Girl Next Door more. The High School situations have been updated, and I believed in how Matthew could be easily drawn into his world of love and admiration, something I didn't feel with Cruise and DeMornay.Don't get me wrong, The Girl Next Door will not have the impact of Risky Business nor will it be the catapult for either Hirsch or Cuthbert that Business was for Cruise. But it still was a rather enjoyable film. Not filled with situations bordering on the asinine (see American Pie's 2 through 3), The Girl Next Door was a smart film that resembled a John Hughes film of the early 1980's. I enjoyed all the characters from the geeks who are trying to find their sexual niche to the awkwardness and mature awakening of Matthew through the ordeal of following his dreams. Whereas adolescent films recently have skewed into gross out comedy in such entries as The New Guy, American Pie and Van Wilder, The Girl Next Door gives us something fresh, a progressive out of character plot backed by the love of a beautiful woman.All these funny and interesting struggles lead to the senior prom where the result might seem far fetched, but at least it seems as if the director meant it not to be taken with any notion of seriousness. We understand the good guys from the bad guys and the movie makes no attempts to throw a surprise or two our way. Maybe in its simplicity, it has found the answer to rejuvenating the youthful film movement.So, back to my original blabbering. Oh, to have a neighbor like Elisha Cuthbert! First noticed wearing pink panties in the 2003 popular film Old School, she is something to behold. But can she fix a ball cock? Don't answer that!
Bleh.
posted on 11 Jun 2009Ugh, this movie was disgusting. I felt sick by the end of it, physically sick to my stomach; that's how bad this movie was.I honestly do not know where to begin with this sorry excuse for a film.The acting was bad. The characters were unestablished, undeveloped, completely void; i'm speechless.And the overall cohesiveness, not to mention coherency, of this film, was non-existent.Was it just me, or did the two main characters in this movie, you know, the kid and the porn girl, did they speak but no more than 10 lines to each other the entire movie, and i'm expected to just take it their in love after their "cute scene in the diner".The film itself, if it could be called a film and not a gross pile of $h!+, was choppy; one minute it was a music video but with less of a plot, then it was an "American Pie" type comedy, than it was a romantic comedy, next a drama, then a slapstick comedy, than an action-thriller, then back to romantic comedy, then drama, then poignant, touching, coming of age story, then back to comedy. It was train wreck of cheap emotions, stereotypes and bad dialogue, poor story telling with weak plot that dragged on and on in an endless see of apathy and cold hearted disrespect for the intelligence, attention span of its audience.*I may have sounded choppy and uncohesive in my critique of this film, but i am at my current state very "shell shocked" as i have viewed this film within the past 24 hours and am being self diagnosed with a rare occurring disease self-named "Girl Next Dooritus". I am suffering from violent shaking with uncontrollable outbursts which consist mainly of eternal ramblings pointing out the sheer ugliness of this film.
Quality Movie
posted on 07 Jun 2009Well, a few nights ago some friends and I went to go see "The Girl Next Door" sneak preview. I must say, being a fan of most of the cast, especially Elisha Cuthbert, it was extremely well done. Before seeing the movie I expected the same old teen-type movies that have nudity and everybody has a jolly ole' freakin' time. Surprisingly, it had morals. Besides the fact that it was extremely entertaining and well done, because it had morals, it's worth the money to go see. Don't judge this book by it's cover, go see it, by the end of it, you will be glad you did.Wish you were here. Cardiac.
Could have been great...But not bad, either
posted on 01 Jun 2009First, let's get this out of the way...Elisa Cuthbert is absolutely gorgeous. So on those merits alone, the movie can't be half bad. And actually it's not. Though it never reaches the lofty heights of the film it wants so badly to emulate, (Risky Business)it is a fairly enjoyable ride for about 2 hours. Early on the film has the feel of those great 80's teen sex movies and even uses traces of the Risky Business score. And even though the film does go off course a little towards the end, I can't help but appreciate the cast throughout. I do think that Elisa Cuthbert's character could have been fleshed out (pardon the pun) a little better. She was a character that was utterly engrossing and I wanted to learn more about her. But anyway, though not a great film by any means, the Girl Next Door is worth a look.
Not just another teen movie.
posted on 24 Aug 2009First and foremost, this movie was good. Very good. I didn't want my friends to spend the money on it, because I figured it was going to be another "American Pie". Man, was I ever wrong.The first thing I noticed about this movie is that it's written for adults, not highschoolers. The main character isn't the "funny loser" or the "emo jock" but the super-mature academic who hasn't found himself yet. You're not looking at a character most movie-going teens would empathize with, but you're looking at someone any smart adult could really understand. That's a step not many films are willing to take in today's "Tits&Action" market. And it's commendable.Not that this film doesn't have sex and violence. It's there. It just plays a weak second fiddle to the characters and story. This film was well written and acted, and really knocked my socks off. It stands up against your favorite love stories and coming-of-age stories, and doesn't quit there. I laughed a lot and even almost cried.What you're watching is a romance-drama with a dash of adult humor. You'll probably like it better than your teenage son does. And that's something I can promise.9/10