Rotten
It appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds cliches the filmmakers could dredge up.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
2002 · 1h 45m · PG-13
Comedy
Directed by
Mick Jackson
Overview
Andy, a successful marketing guy quits his job, gets a new job at a research facility, makes a powerful enemy who makes him volunteer for a nearly impossible project: The $99 PC. The only available guys at the lab, three sociopaths, together they compile a revolutionary PC for $99, then they become the victims of a venture capitalist and Andy's old foe, can he find a way to overcome the problems?
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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11%
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The movie, directed by Mick Jackson, leaves no cliche unturned, from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
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