A sharp, vivacious comedy that pairs a straight-arrow high-schooler and a former porn star, "The Girl Next Door" marks its director and scripters as talents to watch and affirms that its young star, Emile Hirsch, is a big-screen natural. Hirsch stars as Matthew, an overachieving high school senior who idolizes JFK and plans a career in politics. While most of the senior class is preoccupied with Prom Fever and trips to the beach, Matthew is consumed with a college scholarship competition that requires a speech on the subject of moral fiber.

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