Something Mild

Rating: Null/10 (13 April 2004)

THE GIRL NEXT DOOR (2004) *1/2 Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert, Timothy Olyphant, James Remar, Chris Marquette, Paul Dano, Timothy Bottoms, Donna Bullock. Morally and emotionally bankrupt inept Gen.Y update of 'Risky Business' meets 'Something Wild' with none of those film's wit, imagination, talent, creativity and oh, yeah, humor and heart. Crass and ugly from the get go with Hirsch as a high school senior attempting to make his last year memorable by hooking up with the comely Cuthbert, a neighbor's house sitter who turns out to be a porn star (!) Natch the crude sophomoric humor kicks in with barely any true laughs to be gained except for Olyphant's (feeling his inner Liotta here) goofy/creepy showing as her sleazy producer mixing things up.
Truly awful. (Dir: Luke Greenfield)