Rating of
3.5/4
Funny, creative and every guys dream.
TheWolf - wrote on 08/04/07
When this came out I didn't know any guy that didn't want to see it if only for "the hot chick from Old School." Matthew Kidman (Hirsch) is a slightly repressed, highly unfulfilled near-graduate who aspires to win a scholarship to Georgetown on the basis of Moral Fiber. His dissatisfaction with overall life stems from his seeming incapacity to take a risk, to do something spontaneous and wild. Enter Danielle (Cuthbert), the gorgeous, free-spirited young niece of Matthew's next door neighbor, who is house-sitting for a few weeks. Immediately Matthew falls in love, and it would seem that the attraction is at least semi-reciprocated; for once he is feeling really, truly good about his life. What tips the film over from romantic comedy to teen comedy is not the presence of teenage characters, but the point when Matthew learns the perfect Girl Next Door is a porn-star.
The premise of the movie is funny, the characters, more specifically Matthew's friends are what make this movie hilarious. Overall it is one that I would recommend.
