A 'Girl' worth fighting for

The plot is perfunctory, when the about-to-graduate high school senior, desperate for sex, magically happens upon the woman of his dreams. This time, she just HAPPENS to be an adult film starlet. Complications, of course, arise, and our hero must, by any means necessary, save his woman from the evils of the porn industry, from sex deemed unjust and immoral. This narrative blueprint goes as far back as John Ford's classic 1956 western "The Searchers," yet this untested director, Luke Greenfield, manages to infuse the film with enough inventive camera shots and adept soundtrack cues to make his take more than watchable.\nOther than simply viewing the amazing Elisha Cuthbert, the most pleasing aspect of this film is the unexpectedly-great soundtrack. Just like in the godfather of all teen sex comedies, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," the music throughout this film is like an undercurrent of drugged-out teenage bliss. Harry Nilsson's "Jump Into the Fire," Josh Rouse's "Sparrows over Birmingham," Thunderclap Newman's "Something in the Air," Echo and the Bunnymens' "The Killing Moon," Sneaker Pimps' "Spin Spin Sugar" and even The Who's "Baba O'Riley" afford the film with an air of sophistication beyond any of the actors' means.\nDo not be fooled by the unrated status of this DVD, for all that is added to the film is about 30 more seconds of gratuitous nudity, none of which belongs to the stunning Cuthbert. Despite cunning marketing ploys, all we see out of Elisha is the side of a breast and a thong-clad derriere. Thankfully, our eventual sympathy with her character legitimizes this fact.Regardless of Cuthbert's respectable no-nudity contract, "The Girl Next Door" is one step above most other teen sex romps, and therefore, is worth a good long look on disc.