Love Dont Cost a Thing
In order to look cool, Alvin an intelligent but awkward teenager pays a famous cheerleader to act as his girlfriend, after she crashes her parent’s car and is now looking for money to fix it.
18 January 1985, Los Angeles, California, USA
31 January 1977, La Crescenta, California, USA
29 June 1978, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
20 December 1980, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
15 February 1972, Los Angeles, California, USA
29 August 1975, Pittsburg, California, USA
20 March 1957, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
11 August 1980, San Jose, California, USA
23 April 1977, Montclair, New Jersey, USA
19 December 1975, London, England, UK
10 May 1978, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2 September 1969, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
24 April 1980, Detroit, Michigan, USA
10 April 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA
19 July 1965, Chicago, Illinois, USA
26 September 1981, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
January 13, 2004
It isn't entertaining enough to get away with its minimal contributions to familiar material.
December 31, 2003
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.
September 20, 2004
High school films don't have to be dull or juvenile; this one suffers tremendously from the former.
December 13, 2003
It has better values than the original, a little more poignancy, some sweetness.
May 12, 2009
"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.
December 12, 2003
This variation certainly makes its points effectively, in what must be a more superheated milieu.
December 18, 2003
Short on charm, purpose or laughs.
April 15, 2004
...the movie borders on cruelty to its audience.
December 16, 2003
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.
December 25, 2010
Missed opportunity full of dubious messages.
December 23, 2003
Stuffed with attitude but just as hackneyed as the original.
