Alvin is a smart but gawky teenager who grasps the perfect opportunity to make a famous cheerleader his girlfriend by giving her money, after she destroys her parents SUV and is in dire need of cash.
26 September 1981, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
19 December 1975, London, England, UK
19 July 1965, Chicago, Illinois, USA
10 April 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA
20 March 1957, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
29 June 1978, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
10 May 1978, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
8 October 1980, San Diego, California, USA
15 February 1972, Los Angeles, California, USA
11 August 1980, San Jose, California, USA
12 November 1973, Fort Rucker, Alabama, USA
31 January 1977, La Crescenta, California, USA
24 April 1980, Detroit, Michigan, USA
2 September 1969, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
1 December 1988
18 January 1985, Los Angeles, California, USA
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 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 13, 2003
It has better values than the original, a little more poignancy, some sweetness.December 23, 2003
Stuffed with attitude but just as hackneyed as the original.December 12, 2003
This variation certainly makes its points effectively, in what must be a more superheated milieu.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.April 15, 2004
...the movie borders on cruelty to its audience.September 20, 2004
High school films don't have to be dull or juvenile; this one suffers tremendously from the former.December 18, 2003
Short on charm, purpose or laughs.December 25, 2010
Missed opportunity full of dubious messages.