Rotten
Stuffed with attitude but just as hackneyed as the original.
Robert Koehler, Variety
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
Love Don't Co$t A Thing but it pays to be yourself.
2003 · 1h 40m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Directed by
Troy Byer
Overview
A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.
Director and cast
- Troy Byer Director
- Nick Cannon as Alvin Johnson
- Christina Milian as Paris Morgan
- Steve Harvey as Clarence Johnson
- Vanessa Bell Calloway as Vivian Johnson
- Nichole Galicia as Yvonne Freeman
- Melissa Schuman as Zoe Parks
- Sam Sarpong as Kadeem
- Al Thompson as Ted
- Elimu Nelson as Dru Hilton
- Kenan Thompson as Walter Colley
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
13%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Short on charm, purpose or laughs.
Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly
Rotten
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, Village Voice
Rotten
... dopey sit com stuff ...
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
It has better values than the original, a little more poignancy, some sweetness.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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