Peter loves Erica very much. So much that he's willing to do anything to prove it. Advised by his grandfather, he decides to spend all summer, against all odds, in front of her house. That's pretty much it. We follow him day by day, spying on neighbors, listening to his sexually obsessed friend, being bullied by Erica's boyfriend and wasting time in various modes just to impress the girl of his dreams.It's a simple plot which frankly becomes boring very soon. I liked the idea of camping in a girl's yard but just staying there without almost any result and confronting all kinds of problems makes you think if the boy is truly mentally healthy. Furthermore, the most anticipated ending finally occurs but it comes out of nowhere. I was expecting something progressive, but from the beginning she isn't "bothered" at all by his presence in her yard and enjoys her life with her boyfriend when all of a sudden, in the last day, the "miracle" takes place! Wow! I can't tell you how impressed I am…I wanted to like this movie but the fact that it was so dull, rarely funny and sometimes boring made me change my mind. It could have been so much better!

When the 'Felicity' TV series was playing back in the late 1990s my wife and I were fans, at least for a couple of years. Keri Russell is so cute, and several other good actors have gone on to TV and movie careers. This movie, 'Eight Days a Week', borrowed from the Beatles song of the same name, was apparently filmed right before Russell became a hot item. Lately she has appeared in several movies, in supporting roles.Here Russell is Erica, just out of high school, and planning to go off to college in the fall. Her neighbor is Peter (Josh Schaefer, who has dropped out of sight) who has always had a romantic crush on Erica since they were kids, but skinny and geeky looking, was no match for her jock boyfriend. But gramps convinces Peter that if you really want something, especially in love, you have to go out ad get it. Inspired by a story of his ancestor, Peter decides to live in Erica's front yard 24/7 until she realizes that she loves him also. R.D. Robb as the over-sexed Matt provides comic relief, but also makes this movie unsuitable for most teenagers. There is graphic discussion of anatomy and sex acts. The movie deserves its 'R' rating. However, it is a cute story of a boy trying to get the girl of his dreams.

A film that I'd never heard of and chanced upon by accident, Eight Days a Week deserves to be a mainstay of teen cinema in the same way that John Hughes' eighties work is. Joshua Schaeffer has just the right balance of geek and cool individualism to pull off a character that could very easily fall into stalker territory and R.D. Robb is excellent as his sex-obsessed sidekick; keeping what could very easily become a caricature grounded in reality. The supporting cast of oddballs never overshadow the main story, but equally don't feel like padding as we learn more about their slightly kooky lives.It's a shame that films like this go unnoticed in a world where much more crass attempts at summing up teenage life (complete with thirty year old actors) can become box office hits.

I used to work at a video store, so eventually you get tired of renting the same-old-stuff and take a chance on a lesser-known title. Most of the time, you are disappointed. In the case of "Eight Days a Week," you smile for days.It's the story of a boy named Peter, in love with Erica (played fantastically by "Felicity"s Keri Russell, I mean she was really good, who'd've thunk?). She has a boyfriend. He's a jerk. So, in order to gain her attention, he basically decides to stay on her front lawn all summer long. Visited by flashbacks of his grandpa Guiseppe (it's Peter in makeup and an Italian accent) and visited by the antics of goofy family and neighbors (including Catherine Hicks, the mom from "7th Heaven," looking sexy as ever), the kid learns about life in those months.It's written/directed by Michael Davis, the same writer of "100 Girls," and it's basically the same formula as that movie. Very funny. Very clever. Sex-addict best friend. Girl he pines for. Muscleheaded idiot is her boyfriend. Sex jokes, but funny, heartful sex jokes, if they exist.I recommend this movie to pretty much anyone who wants to laugh. It'll make a fantastic first date movie.9/10.