Rotten to its core

Rating: 3/10 (23 January 2013)

Let me start by saying that I've never seen a movie so shameful and morally compromised as "The Girl Next Door" in my life.
To make a good teen-comedy about a sensible subject - such as the wild hormones of American teens - , you must detach yourself from everything that might be perceived as vulgar or rude or nasty and come up with some "sweetnes" to make the movie more innocent and honest in they eyes of the public. That's one thing this rookie, Luke Greenfield (who had previously directed the dumb feature called "The Animal", with Rob Scheider as lead actor), did not understand.
Even a teen-comedy has to be more than just girls, tits, sex and porn-stars. I'd like to think that there is a deeper meaning hidden somewhere between those f-words. But, never mind that! I can live with the fact that this movie simply doesn't care to educate people. However, I can't and won't tolerate it's limited moral horizons. Because this so-called "mild & sweet teen comedy" deliberately delivers potentially harmful messages to its audience. And does that time and time again.
Imagine that a cute teenager with porn-star backgrounds is portrayed in this movie like a dream-girl (true, there is nothing cooler than having a girlfriend who f...s other guys for a living). An Asian student (or geek) from Cambodgia is presented as a sex object (lots and lots of references to sodomy). And there is more. We are made to believe that the adult films industry is not that bad as you'd might think (strangely, the parents even applaud their son, Matthew, for making a porn film, because "this could really sell"). And let's not forget the biggest boss in the porn world, a guy named Hugo Posh (James Remar), who's actually a good person once you get to know him. Is it just me, or there is something missing here? Since when do we promote porn in teen-comedies?
All in all, if you want some nasty jokes, some tits and some crude remarks, then you'll get your share with this movie. But if you want wit and style, avoid it. Because, even with pretty decent acting from Emille Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert (this girl has sex appeal all right!) and the talented Timothy Olyphant (you may know him from HBO's TV Series Deadwood), The Girl Next Door is one big fat lie.