Jon Monsarrat review: Nothing special, not so funny

Rating: 6/10 (19 April 2004)

The Girl Next Door isn't a bad flick, but it seemed deeply conflicted as to whether it was a comedy or a serious drama. You know, in comedies, there's pain and social awkwardness -- but it's cartoony. There's some real pain in The Girl Next Door, and it just isn't funny. There are some neat plot twists, and the moral messages were a little too heavyhanded.
Who should see this film:
-- Teenagers with nothing better to do, on a rainy day, but don't expect any T&A
-- Porn stars who are both extremely self-confident and emotionally centered but still somehow, not.
I'll give "The Girl Next Door" a nothing special 6 out of 10.