"Love Don't Cost A Thing" is loosely based on the 1987 teen comedy "Can't Buy Me Love," and fails to improve on that tepid movie by using a milieu of black high school students.
CommentMay 12, 2009
Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003)
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Reviews Counted:71
Fresh:9
Rotten:62
Average Rating:3.6/10
Consensus: A stale, unnecessary remake of Can't Buy Me Love.
Theatrical Release: Dec 12, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $21.7M
Synopsis: Romantic Teen Comedy. In this modern update of the classic 1987 teen comedy Can't Buy Me Love, our hero is high-school senior Alvin Johnson (Nick... [More]
Starring: Nick Cannon, Christina Milian, Kenan Thompson, Kal Penn
Director: Troy Beyer
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REVIEWS FOR LOVE DON'T COST A THING
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Dec 6, 2005
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Jul 21, 2005
Top CriticHigh school films don't have to be dull or juvenile; this one suffers tremendously from the former.
Sep 20, 2004
...the movie borders on cruelty to its audience.
Apr 15, 2004
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Feb 21, 2004
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Jan 15, 2004
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Jan 15, 2004
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Jan 13, 2004
It isn’t entertaining enough to get away with its minimal contributions to familiar material.
Jan 13, 2004
If you tried to be in the "in" crowd -- then this is going to be even more painful. In fact, even if you're in the "in" crowd, you'll find this painful.
Dec 31, 2003
[I]t's hard to see any crying need to remake a film that was tacky the last time around, or to make this the black teen – excuse me, “urban” – film of the season.
Dec 31, 2003
If you remake a mediocre movie, you get another mediocre movie.
Dec 25, 2003
Stuffed with attitude but just as hackneyed as the original.
Dec 23, 2003
Top CriticRent the original instead.
Dec 21, 2003
Another uninspired remake of a movie that was never crying out for revisitation in the first place.
Dec 21, 2003
Here's another needless remake that's a shadow of the original.
Dec 21, 2003
This hip-hop flavored remake of 1987's Can't Buy Me Love is woefully botched on every level.
Dec 19, 2003
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Dec 19, 2003
The African-American film community deserves better than a mediocre comedy pulled from the cinematic icebox.
Dec 19, 2003
LATEST NEWS FOR LOVE DON'T COST A THING
April 4, 2005:
Nick Cannon to Write and Star in "Extra Protection"
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