James Franco,
Colin Hanks,
Manu Intiraymi,
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe,
Aaron Paul
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In this teen-oriented romantic comedy, Ryan Woodman (Shane West) is a socially inept high school senior whose idea of a good time is practicing his accordion, while Chris Campbell (James Franco) is a ... read more
Directed by: David Raynr
Release Date: March 24, 2000
Keywords:
high school,
teen movie,
james franco,
shane west,
James Franco ,
Shane West ,
Whatever It Takes
DVD Release Date: October 30, 2001
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April 25, 2009Whatever it takes is a basic teen chick-flick.
It's predictable. Very easy to guess what will happen right at the start, but, it's fun to watch. James Franco and Shane West are both insanly good with there roles, there's alot good looking girls, and the comedy side of it is n... read more -
July 5, 2007This is a great teen flick. Plus it has Shane West and James Franco who are both so hot.
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May 7, 2007I give this movie one star...but that hasn't stopped me from watching it on more than one occasion (on abc family or something like it).
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September 13, 2008Cute teen flick is not too bad at all and has some pretty funny silly jokes at the beginning. Overcoming the predictable plot, some dialogue is very clever and the acting and directing are good. A few characters are interesting enough to hold attention and even get a few laughs. ... read more
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June 29, 2006It's not a good movie. Completely unrealistic about high school. It had a neat plot at the beginning, but then it got stupid.
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February 17, 2009James Franco possibly made it worth the watch but I still wouldn't recommend it.
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July 7, 2010What a total cliche of late '90s/early 2000s high school comedy. I mean, I watched this movie because of my affection for the genre (and for James Franco), and I got exactly that. Even the cast is such a mishmash of people from that era. Shane West, obviously, and Marla Sokoloff.... read more
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October 22, 2009romantic teen comedy starring Shane West, James Franco, Colin Hanks, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe and Marla Sokoloff. directed by David Raynr.
1987's Roxanne was my first introduction to the play Cyrano de Bergerac, but this adaptation is by far my favorite.
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August 26, 2009Great teenage flick. Me and my sister saw it. She liked it a hell of a lot better then me, she actually went out and bought the movie, and she never buys movies. This movie was really nice. I loved the ending.
Critic Reviews
April 25, 2003
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
January 1, 2000
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
West, Franco, O'Keefe and Sokoloff are fine. It's just the dynamic of the callous jock/lovable oddball/stuck-up slut/sweet kid that reeks like a stale gym locker. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
The producers ... settle for the most obvious load of formula stuff in a numbingly cliched teen comedy pivoting on a lot of plastic angst over who'll take whom to the prom.
January 1, 2000
Michael Atkinson, Mr. Showbiz
Yet another leaden, witless, cliché-drunk, teen romantic comedy.
January 1, 2000
Robert Koehler, Variety
The lightest, most forgettable item yet backed by Phoenix Pictures. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune
What was that movie that finds humor in someone barfing on someone else? Give me a minute, it's on the tip of my tongue! Whatever It Takes.
January 1, 2000
A.O. Scott, New York Times
The script's way of handling its romantic complications is unusually obtuse and insensitive. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Steven Rosen, Denver Post
Falls flat with unbelievably bad scenes that are also just plain unbelievable. Full Review
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