Review of The Girl Next Door (1999) by Jim H — 21 Jul 2014

Stacy Valentine, a successful porn star, started as an Oklahoma housewife.

This documentary's behind-the-scenes reveals about Stacy Valentine are fascinating, but when Valentine wonders about why she's so depressed and where all her personal, emotional, and professional strife comes from, it becomes evident that she isn't a remarkably deep or intelligent human being. She's interesting because she's hot and willing to fuck in any and every which way people can imagine. She's interesting because she's in an interesting industry (say what you want about porn, but it's at least interesting that people pay money to watch other people do something that is generally considered private). But her context is where her fascinating qualities begin and end.

Overall, there are interesting parts about this documentary, but its central subject can wear on anyone's patience.