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A stale, unnecessary remake of Can't Buy Me Love.
All Critics (72) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (63) | DVD (5)
Stuffed with attitude but just as hackneyed as the original. Dec 23, 2003
Stuffed with attitude but just as hackneyed as the original.
Robert Koehler
Short on charm, purpose or laughs. Dec 18, 2003 | Full Review…
Short on charm, purpose or laughs.
Ernest Hardy
Since Cannon and Milian have to squash any frisson to avoid sinking into pure escort-service sleaze, there's not much rom in the rom-com. Dec 16, 2003 | Full Review…
Since Cannon and Milian have to squash any frisson to avoid sinking into pure escort-service sleaze, there's not much rom in the rom-com.
Laura Sinagra
... dopey sit com stuff ... Dec 15, 2003 | Full Review…
... dopey sit com stuff ...
Richard Roeper
It has better values than the original, a little more poignancy, some sweetness. Dec 13, 2003 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
It has better values than the original, a little more poignancy, some sweetness.
Roger Ebert
This variation certainly makes its points effectively, in what must be a more superheated milieu. Dec 12, 2003 | Full Review…
This variation certainly makes its points effectively, in what must be a more superheated milieu.
Stephen Hunter
Missed opportunity full of dubious messages. Dec 25, 2010 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Missed opportunity full of dubious messages.
Nell Minow
"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. May 12, 2009 | Rating: D | Full Review…
"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.
Cole Smithey
High school films don't have to be dull or juvenile; this one suffers tremendously from the former. Sep 20, 2004 | Rating: 0.5/4
High school films don't have to be dull or juvenile; this one suffers tremendously from the former.
Mark Collette
...the movie borders on cruelty to its audience. Apr 15, 2004 | Rating: 3/10 | Full Review…
...the movie borders on cruelty to its audience.
John J. Puccio
It isn't entertaining enough to get away with its minimal contributions to familiar material. Jan 13, 2004
It isn't entertaining enough to get away with its minimal contributions to familiar material.
Mark Palermo
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 | Rating: 1/4
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.
Michael Szymanski
I don't know what it is about the flu that always seems to result in me thinking it's a good idea to watch something I have previously avoided like the plague. Maybe knowing full well I will be asleep by half way through it anyhow. Unfortunately I didn't fall asleep watching this. I wish I had. Horrible remake of an all time favourite 80's movie "Can't buy me love". Christina Milian is not too bad, but the rest are atrocious. The guy is so hammy, and the crude talk with his father. ugh.
Super Reviewer
This story is about "wanna-be" of a boy and the same old ending that fakers never win or fit in to whatever they wish for. This was okay.
This was actually a good movie of its genre...Come on, its a teen movie and what actually do you expect? Pretty good stuff. Have a look at more of Nick Cannons films,(Drum line/Bobbie) hes pretty good.
Too bad this movie did.
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