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Whatever It Takes (2000)

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Average Rating: 3.5/10
Reviews Counted: 66
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 55

Whatever It Takes is another run-of-the-mill teeny-bopper romance flick. Cliche jokes and a tired plot capture few laughs.

Average Rating: 3.8/10
Critic Reviews: 23
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 19

Whatever It Takes is another run-of-the-mill teeny-bopper romance flick. Cliche jokes and a tired plot capture few laughs.

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Movie Info

In this teen-oriented romantic comedy, Ryan Woodman (Shane West) is a socially inept high school senior whose idea of a good time is practicing his accordion, while Chris Campbell (James Franco) is a BMOC football star (and intellectual lightweight) at the same school. Ryan is hopelessly in love with Ashley Grant (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe), who is beautiful, popular, and entirely out of his league, while Chris has a serious crush on Maggie (Marla Sokoloff), a pretty but bookish friend of Ryan's. Chris

PG-13, 1 hr. 34 min.

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Directed By: David Raynr

Written By: Mark Schwahn

In Theaters: Mar 24, 2000 Wide

On DVD: Oct 30, 2001

Columbia Pictures

What you're actually hearing is the sound of a really old coot preaching a very practised sermon.

April 25, 2003 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

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Yet another leaden, witless, clich�-drunk, teen romantic comedy.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Michael Atkinson

Mr. Showbiz

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What was that movie that finds humor in someone barfing on someone else? Give me a minute, it's on the tip of my tongue! Whatever It Takes.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Mark Caro

Chicago Tribune

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Lame corruption of the 'Cyrano' legend.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee

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Joe Baltake

Sacramento Bee

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If you saw a single John Hughes movie from the 1980s, you've already seen this territory covered with more style and insight.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Eleanor Ringel Gillespie

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Lame script.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle

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Pamela Mitchell

Houston Chronicle

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This is simply an assembly of cinematic cliches.

January 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Ellen MacKay

Common Sense Media

Please, oh please, make these teen-targeted romantic comedies go away.

January 8, 2010 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Whatever It Takes is certainly nothing new or ground-breaking, but for what it is, it's entertaining and slightly above-average.

February 24, 2003 Comment

David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

This is about as lame as teen comedy/romance films come.

December 8, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Chris Gore

Film Threat

It never has enough confidence to let itself go and shock or surprise the audience.

June 5, 2002 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine

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Mike Kerrigan

Boxoffice Magazine

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Whatever it takes is a basic teen chick-flick. It's predictable. Very easy to guess what will happen right at the start, but, it's fun to watch. James Franco and Shane West are both insanly good with there roles, there's alot good looking girls, and the comedy side of it is not so bad either. Overall: It's worth

April 25, 2009