This film is one of my all time favourites!! I would describe it as a romantic comedy, with frequent nudity and a touch of the classic teen movie!
At the start of the film we meet Matthew; a hardworking guy, focused on getting a place at one of the top universities in America. The story then evolves into a spiral of events involving the new 'girl next door'. Danielle shows Matthew things he has never experienced before and takes risks with him he never thought he would be able to do! However, when he discovers her previous job as a pornstar, their lustful relationship is quickly put to the test! Danielle guesses Matthew has seen a video that is going round of her so offers him the chance to have sex with her, knowing he will decline. She then leaves for LA.
Matthew and friends follow Danielle to find her performing at an adult convention and they find her old director Kelly is not willing to let her go without a struggle! After Matthew messes up his speech to recieve a scholarship at the university, Kelly steals all the money raised by Matthews college to bring over a genius from Cambodia! This is payback because Kelly claims he has lots thousands because Matt persuaded Danielle to give up her job!
So Danielle, Matthew and co devise a plan to earn back the money Kelly has stolen....through a Sex-Education video, with real models and real porn stars! In the end it raises enough to bring Samyung over from Cambodia plus more and Matthew ends up making millions out of the video!
All in all, a great movie! As i said at the beginning it is a teen movie, but there were points in the film that you feel emptahy for the characters which is very rare in these type of films!
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Re-rated based on Ciao's insistence that such reviews are no longer considered "Off Topic"
lozzy_lou178 16.11.2007 15:39
Deatailed plot of the story. Current prices of the DVD and any special features that are included will get it a better rate from me. Will gladly re-rate if improved =]
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Soho_Black 15.11.2007 22:44
I see you've posted this as a DVD review, but you've not mentioned the DVD features. Are there any extras? If so, what are they and are they any good? If you add to this, or if you change it to be posted as a "Film Only" review, which can be done by accessing "edit review" above the review and changing the drop down menu under the "Which format are you reviewing?" question at the bottom, please let me know and I'll re-rate.
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Advantages: easy to watch,good cast performances,enjoyable for both guys and girls,not too seedy Disadvantages: not everyone's cup of tea as it is mainly aimed at teens.
AimeeLouise18 08.11.2004 (08.11.2004)
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