Al Thompson,
Christina Milian,
Gay Thomas Wilson,
George Cedar,
Jackie Benoit
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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 ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 27, 2004
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January 5, 2008This was a cute remake of Can't Buy Me Love. My favorite scene was when the father brought in all the different types of condoms (ribbed, etc) and was explaining when to use them.
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December 18, 2007crap, crap crap! Cheap remake that tried too hard to be cool. Nick Cannon fell on his face in this one. Christina Millian is good looking and a decent singer but her acting skills are still not all that great.
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December 11, 2007This 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.
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January 28, 2010This 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.
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January 3, 2010One of my favourite movies! I watch it all the time! Can't get enough of those two (Nick & Christina)
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January 1, 2010Disappointing remake, I was expecting better, given the original movie. Also, unlike the first one, I can't seem to understand why would Christina's character fall for Alvin, apart from a couple of very small intimate moment between them, there's nothing there to work in favor of...( read more)
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November 22, 2009A cute knockoff of "Can't Buy Me Love," no doubt I like the original version better. But I must say this film was pretty good in it's own way.
Critic Reviews
December 12, 2003
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
December 12, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It has better values than the original, a little more poignancy, some sweetness. full review
December 9, 2003
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
It's unclear why a remake of 1987's Can't Buy Me Love was necessary. full review
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