
18-year-old Matthew Kidman is a straight 'A' over-achiever who feels that he has never really lived life to the full. That 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 produc... (Full plot summary below)
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18-year-old Matthew Kidman is a straight 'A' over-achiever who feels that he has never really lived life to the full. That 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.
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| Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenMarks its director and scripters as talents to watch and affirms that its young star, Emile Hirsch, is a big-screen natural. |
| Planet Sick-BoyJon PopickThe movie that's going to make Emile Hirsch a big star. |
| eFilmCritic.comErik ChildressRisky Business holds truer a little more each year and needs no facelift. The Girl Next Door is a damn good makeup job though. |
| Movie MomNell MinowIn the most cynical manner, this movie smugly attempts to have it both ways. The ultimate conclusion is all the more smarmy for trying not to be. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenRich in cynicism and morally loose, it is nevertheless a fun film if you don't take it seriously. |
| FromTheBalconyBill ClarkWhat sets the film apart from the competition is its willingness to confront its own subject matter in an honest way. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanThe movie never provides any groundbreaking answers [about teenage sexuality], but I give it credit for at least posing the questions. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussGoes through more contortions than a Tijuana pole dancer as it tries to be all things to all people, and yet it works... |
| Entertainment SpectrumVince KoehlerThis film is a Risky Business for the new millennium. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleAn exceptionally well-written script, full of unexpected turns and clever reversals, and a trio of deft actors in the principal roles. |