What a great film!

Rating: Null/10 (13 August 2004)

I was so annoyed that I was unable to see it at the cinema as it I really wanted to, so I have just purchased it on DVD and am glad I did.
Very rarely do I watch a movie and want to be a part of it. However, with the Girl Next Door that's what I immediately thought while watching and after the movie had finished. For me this movie can relate to all guys out there. Matt Kidman (Emile Hirsch) is a normal guy, not doing anything special and just trying to make his way through life. This completely changes when he sees the beauty that is Elisha Cuthbert. Immediately you can see the chemistry is there between them and no matter what happens they are destined to be together. Every guy in the world dreams of their perfect girl next door and for me Elisha resembles it to perfection. In most teen movies the girl is bad to start off with and has a tough-guy boyfriend. This the complete opposite with Elisha. She is sweet, caring and sexy and falls for Emile from the very beginning.
The rest of the characters are great as well. Kelly (Timothy Olyphant), Klitz (Paul Dano) and Eli (Chris Marquette) play great supporting roles. The movie provides the correct mix of characters and story lines and ties up brilliantly at the end.
Before seeing this movie most guys would only think about normal teen comedies and think - Elisha Cuthbert and nudity. The fact she doesn't go nude brings he a tremendous amount of respect both as a character and as an actress. As she said on the DVD " I wasn't going to do full-frontal nudity but was willing to go further than i had before".
Overall I say 10/10. During this movie I fell in love with the girl next door so if Mr. Luke Greenfield ever reads this and is considering a sequel - give me a call.