80's rehash is mostly Spam

Rating: 5/10 (2 April 2006)

Generally pointless, often asinine, sporadic rip-off of 80's conservative/yuppie wet dream flick, Risky Business finds the enterprising teens moving from using women as prostitutes to get into college to using women in porno videos to get into college. Ahh, to be young, affluent, white and American! The storyline is largely far-fetched as are the irritatingly clichÃ©d characterizations which include the clueless and zany parents, clueless and irritating teachers, horny and supposedly funny friends and a squeaky clean "looking for love only" leading man.
Barely saving the film from its smirking self awareness (it seems to think it has a clever script) and gross commodity fetish politics are the curiously charming and sexy performances of the two leads, handsome Emile Hirsh and gorgeous Elisha Cuthbert. Both of them really should be lending their talents elsewhere as should the always dependable heel Timothy Olyphant (standing in for Guido the Killer pimp from Risky Business). They keep you interested in the nonsense unfolding which is more than this cheap, self important and finally vulgar teen comedy deserves.
A word to those who think that excessive use of 1980's music (which truly most of these characters wouldn't know) and using key plot devices from Risky Business are somehow HOMAGE to 80's teen films... it's not homage.. it's called RIP OFF or as they say in L.A. a "re-imaginging of a hit".
In spite of the leads charms, neither her curves or his handsome backside can save this tiresome rubbish.