Actually better than it looks

Rating: 10/10 (19 April 2004)

I went into this movie thinking it would, well, suck. I thought the whole situation was going to be far fetched. Actually, if you can believe that an ex-porn star would move next to a lonely teenager, then the rest of the movie is pretty easy to go along with.
The actors, for once, act like high school kids. Emile Hirsch does a great job portraying a nervous teen trying to get the girl. He is what most high school boys are: nervous most of the time, trying to act cool, trying to learn how to approach a girl, and worrying about college.

This movie really took me by surprise. It is a sweet, romantic, and funny story about a boy who falls for a girl and learns that he'll do anything for her because "the juice is worth the squeeze".