Rotten
What you're actually hearing is the sound of a really old coot preaching a very practised sermon.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Whatever It Takes
How low will they go to get the girls of their dreams?
2000 · 1h 34m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
David Raynr
Overview
A nerdy teen, Ryan Woodman is smitten with the popular and gorgeous Ashley Grant, who apparently has no interest in him. Meanwhile, dim star athlete Chris Campbell has his eye on Ryan's brainy and beautiful friend, Maggie Carter. The two agree to help each other in their romantic quests, but, as they come closer to their goals, both Ryan and Chris suspect that they might be pursuing the wrong girls.
Director and cast
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16%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Yet another leaden, witless, cliche-drunk, teen romantic comedy.
Michael Atkinson, Mr. Showbiz
Rotten
The lightest, most forgettable item yet backed by Phoenix Pictures.
Robert Koehler, Variety
Rotten
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.
Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
The script's way of handling its romantic complications is unusually obtuse and insensitive.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
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