The Girl Next Door
User Score
7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 53
  3. Negative: 7 out of 53

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  1. Anonymous
    Jun 9, 2005
    2
    What a joke!!! Such a cliche, so cheesy/ And the protagonists speech on moral fiber cracked me up. It was supposedly good enough to recieve a standing ovation and it was supposed to be the end moral of the story. It was hilarious how everybody was so impressed by his speech. This movie is not worth it unless you are totally obsessed with the hot actress, you dont really get to see much of her anyway.… Expand
  2. E.Cooper
    Mar 22, 2006
    0
    Truly one of the worst teen movies ever made.
  3. MarkB.
    Apr 12, 2004
    3
    I'd say that this is the equivalent of a Roger Corman-produced ripoff version of Risky Business, except that it would be an insult to Roger Corman. A misguided stew of teen sex comedy, romantic drama, crime thriller and social satire in which nearly all the elements completely obliterate each other. Especially tasteless and ill-advised is the movie's glib treatment of the porn industry, which even a cursory knowledge of the tragedies of many of its stars should indicate makes it a very poor subject for a fluffball sitcom. Not that there isn't humor in the subject, or that you can't find it successfully; P. T. Anderson certainly did so in the brilliant Boogie Nights...but Greenfield, the director of the Rob Schneider farce The Animal, is no P.T. The unbelievably stupid, desperate wrapup, involving a school sex education film, indicates that Greenfield and the writers have absolutely no awareness of any aspect of the political or social climate going on in this country in 2004. Only Elisha Cuthbert, obviously thrilled to break out of the damsel-in-distress box that her TV series 24 has kept her locked in, rises above the material, crafting a warm, likable and two-and-a-half if not three-dimensional character. This movie is completely unworthy of her.… Expand
  4. GaborA.
    Sep 27, 2004
    2
    Unlike other teen comedies that burry themselves with just aweful in your face disgusting jokes this movie just doesnt really have that many. I mean, the script had to be about 10 pages. At least half of its short running time is devoted to framed music videos. Music plays and cameras kind of show random teen things. The plot, the little there is of it, makes no sense and is so filled with loop holes its impossible to accept. A few jokes are unique and funny but most are just cheap laughs. Even if there is supposed to be a message, the delivery is so poor it doesnt connect either way.… Expand
  5. TylerC.
    Jun 4, 2006
    0
    Could not finish this film. It was terrible!

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Metascore
47 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 32 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 32
  3. Negative: 8 out of 32
  1. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Clint Morris
    60
    It's got everything the genre calls for – boppy music, cute boys, cute girls, lots of sexual lingo, and most importantly, laughs.
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  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Sheri Linden
    70
    Sharp, vivacious comedy.
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    60
    A tickle-and-tease teen sex comedy that plays like a late-night channel-surf through soft-core sitcoms, "American Pie" wannabes and '80s Brat Pack romances.
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