you can't trust trailers anymore.

Rating: 8/10 (12 September 2004)

being in the business of creating movie trailers is quite large. because usually the advertisers are put to the task of making a bad movie (van helsing) look good. but i rarely see an advertising company make a good movie (girl next door) look bad. i think its because some stupid marketing exec, thought it would sell a lot more as a horny teenage softcore prono flick. but its not. i thought maybe i liked this movie so much because i was so pleasantly surprised, but i've watched it twice since and now own it. now this isn't the best movie ever made, and doesn't deserve an Oscar. but the director (Luke Greenfield) seemed to get the story he wanted to tell out perfectly. it was funny, sexy, and i found this movie even inspirational after viewing it. it pushes the idea of an average shmo finding this perfect girl, the girl he'd do anything for, and with time of fighting for her you see some amazing character development. something teen based movies tend to miss out on. and it was filled with some of the best soundtracks i've heard in a movie like this for a while. i totally recommend this movie. and i'm hoping to see some more work from greenfield soon.
i'm giving this one an 8.2/10