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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.

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Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual content/humor

Runtime: 1 hr. 41 min.

Genre: Comedy

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... 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 Cannon), a brilliant, likable outcast who has come to regret the years of intellectual endeavors that prevented him and his un-hip friends from socializing, getting girlfriends and hanging out with the super-cool "Elite" kids. When queen of the Elites, Paris Morgan (Christina Milian) wrecks her mother's car, Alvin steps in and mortgages his future to help her out. The catch: In exchange for $1500 in car parts and Alvin's automotive expertise, Paris agrees to "fake a front" with him to convince the school that they're dating. The question is: can Alvin rein in his newfound ego before he loses his true friends, his chance for a scholarship and a shot at a real relationship with Paris? [More]

Starring: Nick Cannon, Christina Milian, Kenan Thompson, Kal Penn

Starring: Nick Cannon, Christina Milian, Kenan Thompson, Kal Penn, Steve Harvey, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Dante Basco, Damon Butler, Peter Siragusa, Maria Carmen, Imani Parks, Russell Howard, Ashley Monique Clark, Al Thompson, Ralph Scherer, Nichole Robinson, Melissa Schuman, George Cedar, Shani Pride, Shvona Lavette Williams, Sam Sarpong, Kevin Christy, Jordan Burg, Elimu Nelson, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Gay Thomas Wilson, Ian Chidlaw, J.B. Ghuman Jr., Michael Davis, Jackie Benoit, Stuart Scott, Nicole Scherzinger, Raistalla, Kelly Becerra, Lindsey Blaufarb, Crystal Colar, Rocio Mendoza, Ben Stephens, Charles Owen Hobaugh, Mayte Garcia, Ernestine Parks

Director: Troy Beyer

Director: Troy Beyer
Screenwriter: Troy Beyer , Michael Swerdlick
Studio: Warner Bros.

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"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.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
May 12, 2009
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
Dec 6, 2005
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N/R

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Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
Jul 21, 2005
Houston Chronicle
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High school films don't have to be dull or juvenile; this one suffers tremendously from the former.

Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment Comment
Sep 20, 2004
Mark Collette
Mark Collette
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

...the movie borders on cruelty to its audience.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
Apr 15, 2004
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
N/R

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Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
Feb 21, 2004
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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N/R

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Jan 15, 2004
Kim Linekin
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N/R

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Jan 15, 2004
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
San Francisco Examiner
N/R

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Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
Jan 13, 2004
Premiere Magazine

It isn’t entertaining enough to get away with its minimal contributions to familiar material.

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Jan 13, 2004
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

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.

Full Review Source: Zap2it.com | comment Comment
Dec 31, 2003
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com

[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.

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Dec 31, 2003
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

If you remake a mediocre movie, you get another mediocre movie.

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Dec 25, 2003
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Stuffed with attitude but just as hackneyed as the original.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
Dec 23, 2003
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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Rent the original instead.

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Dec 21, 2003
Tony Toscano
Tony Toscano
Talking Pictures (U.S.)

Another uninspired remake of a movie that was never crying out for revisitation in the first place.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
Dec 21, 2003
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

Here's another needless remake that's a shadow of the original.

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Dec 21, 2003
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

This hip-hop flavored remake of 1987's Can't Buy Me Love is woefully botched on every level.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
Dec 19, 2003
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

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Full Review Source: Boston Herald | comment Comment
Dec 19, 2003
Tenley Woodman
Tenley Woodman
Boston Herald

The African-American film community deserves better than a mediocre comedy pulled from the cinematic icebox.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
Dec 19, 2003
Tyler Hanley
Tyler Hanley
Palo Alto Weekly
 
 
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