Terribly stunted dialog that doesn't ring true (a common problem with the director as evidenced in 100 Girls, 100 women, etcetera) mar a obscure teen comedy that already has a hackneyed premise to begin with. Peter is so in lust with Erica (not for her brain mind you, more for the fact that she never wears a bra & likes to get her white shirt wet) that he chooses to pursue her by becoming a stalker and camping out in front of the house day and night. Which everyone (except himself, his slight-off grandfather, and Erica's ultra-religious parents) pretty rightly thinks is a bad idea. The film has it's moments but they are very few and far between.

Keri Russell has nothing to do with the character except look pretty (remember this was back before she had the outlandishly awful idea to cut her hair) Furthermore she's so vapid and dull that one wonders why Peter (who rags on her equally blank-slate of a boyfriend) would go through the trouble in the first place. I'm not even get started on his lame best friend who's the same tired 'wacky' character that's seen in pretty much every single teen movie these days. Davis of course wouldn't learn his lesson and make an equally, if not more so, 'best friend' in his abysmal "Monster Man"

My Grade: D+

I saw this movie for the first time on Comedy Central while I awoke from being passed out on my bed one night, and I didn't exactly know what to expect... that's especially good if you haven't seen a movie.

Anyway, I've heard a lot of reviews about this movie. Some ranging from good reviews saying that this is "The thinking-man's American Pie," to bad reviews stating that this has already been done. Say what you will about this movie. Unlike that other movie, however, there is dialog in the right places, likable characters, and most important of all, an actual plot... Keri Russell as the female lead didn't hurt matters either.

This movie is an underrated classic that I think everyone should see just once.

10/10

This movie is about a guy that is in love with a gal and decides to impress her by standing outside her house until she decides to give him a chance. This leads to him observing different aspects of the neighborhood and it does lead to him and the girl talking more. His friend, unfortunately, ends up feeling neglected because this is their last summer together and his friend is just standing on a lawn. He even watches kids to pass the time. For the most part this movie was pretty funny and there were some interesting characters to watch. The main problem I had with the movie was the ending. Spoilers ahead***The ending to me just played out a bit to happily. In the end it wasn't very realistic as the girl nine times out of ten usually never goes with the guy that really cares about them, but rather the dumb jerk, especially at that age...so a better ending might be the guy finding a gal that was more in tune with him.