Love Don't Cost A Thing (2003)
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13% of critics liked it
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68% of users liked it
(47,488 ratings)
The sophomore outing for writer/director/actress Troy Beyer, Love Don't Cost a Thing is a romantic teen comedy based on the screenplay for the 1987 Partick Dempsey film Can't Buy Me Love. Nick Cannon stars as Alvin, a brilliant but awkward teenager -- and budding engineer -- who seizes a… More The sophomore outing for writer/director/actress Troy Beyer, Love Don't Cost a Thing is a romantic teen comedy based on the screenplay for the 1987 Partick Dempsey film Can't Buy Me Love. Nick Cannon stars as Alvin, a brilliant but awkward teenager -- and budding engineer -- who seizes a golden opportunity when popular cheerleader Paris (Christina Milian) wrecks her parents' SUV and is strapped for cash. They strike an agreement: Alvin will do the repairs for free if Paris pretend to be his girlfriend for two weeks, all in the hopes of elevating his social standing. Little does he know, being popular isn't all its cracked up to be. Kal Penn and Steve Harvey co-star. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- Directed By
- Troy Beyer
- Written By
- Troy Beyer, Michael Swerdlick
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Dec 12, 2003 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Bros.
Critic Reviews
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Robert Koehler, Variety
Stuffed with attitude but just as hackneyed as the original.
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Laura Sinagra, Village Voice
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.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
... dopey sit com stuff ...
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It has better values than the original, a little more poignancy, some sweetness.
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Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
This variation certainly makes its points effectively, in what must be a more superheated milieu.
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Cast
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Nick Cannon
as Alvin Johnson
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Christina Milian
as Paris Morgan
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Kenan Thompson
as Walter Colley
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Kal Penn
as Kenneth Warman
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Steve Harvey
as Clarence Johnson
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Vanessa Bell Calloway
as Vivian Johnson
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Dante Basco
as Spoken Word Artist
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Damon Butler
as Martial Arts Mambo Instructor
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Peter Siragusa
as Ben
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Maria Carmen
as Chemistry Teacher
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Imani Parks
as Mia
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Russell Howard
as Anthony
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Ashley Monique Clark
as Aretha Johnson
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Al Thompson
as Ted
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Ralph Scherer
as Poetry Reader
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Nichole Robinson
as Yvonne Freeman
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Melissa Schuman
as Zoe Parks
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George Cedar
as Old Man
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Shani Pride
as Jasmine
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Shvona Lavette Williams
as Guitar Playing Vocalist
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Sam Sarpong
as Kadeem
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Kevin Christy
as Chuck Mattock
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Jordan Burg
as Little Boy
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Elimu Nelson
as Dru Hilton
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Reagan Gomez-Preston
as Olivia
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Gay Thomas Wilson
as Judy Morgan
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Ian Chidlaw
as Eddie
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J.B. Ghuman Jr.
as JB
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Michael Davis
as Junior
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Jackie Benoit
as Old Lady
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Stuart Scott
as Himself
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Nicole Scherzinger
as Champagne Girl
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Raistalla
as Drill Team Member
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Kelly Becerra
as Drill Team Member
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Lindsey Blaufarb
as Drill Team Member
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Crystal Colar
as Drill Team Member
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Rocio Mendoza
as Drill Team Member
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Ben Stephens
as Jock #1
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Charles Owen Hobaugh
as Jazz Musician
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Mayte Garcia
as Dancer
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Ernestine Parks
as Singer
