derivative and uneven but with entertainment value

Rating: Null/10 (22 March 2007)

Risky Business for the new generation, the story of Matthew Kidman—a bright, ambitious, but totally ordinary high school senior who has dreams of one day becoming President. He's trying to earn a prestigious scholarship at Georgetown, help finance the arrival of a perspicacious foreign exchange student, and has two devoted buddies, yet still has never really lived life to the fullest. All that is about to change when he falls head over heels for his irrepressibly sexy next door neighbor who—unbeknownst to him—happens to be a former porn star trying to go straight. At times funny, at times downright silly, at times excessively raunchy the film is a bit of a mixed bag, and follows a familiar formula, but it's good-natured, sweet, and has an attractive cast to compensate for its faults. **½