The Girl Next Door - Don't bother knocking

Rating: 2/10 (9 December 2005)

I'm a guy and have to say, this is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I wanted a refund even though I borrowed the DVD from the library for free. Don't even compare this flick with Risky Business, as many writers on this website has done. One is a classic and the other a pointless waste of film.
Yes, Elisha Cuthbert is intensely beautiful and I hope to see her more frequently on the big screen. But The Girl Next Door utterly lacked substance and intelligence in order to showcase Cuthbert to horny teenagers in the audience. I don't mind the improbable and silly plot if they'd only work on the ridiculous dialogue -- ridiculous even for a lame-brain teen movie. I'll even overlook the nonsensical way Danielle and Matthew developed their affection if they'd just use some neurons in writing the script.
The film was probably written for the sub-14 year old crowd, those who managed to sneak in to this rated R dog of a film. But why not also throw a bone to more mature audiences?