Armand a film about nothing. like too many with same ingredients and recipes who must create pretty good summer films without any message or basic importance. teenagers, stereotypes, few cultural references and a new hamburger-movie.same story about true love in a not inspired form but easy to be digest. and the presence of Shane West and James Franco can suggest than it is , at first sigh, different but many movies about same theme. so, only good thing - the remember about pool scene from It is a wonderful life, far to have same charm and a drop from Casablanca. in rest, series product, gray, odor, tasteless. simply fun for boring afternoon.

wes-connors Hunky, handsome Shane West (as Ryan Woodman) thinks he's a "nerd". Mr. West persuades popular James Franco (as Chris Campbell) to help him get into sexy Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (as Ashley Grant); in return for Mr. Franco's assistance in seducing West's sweet 'n' sexy neighbor, Marla Sokoloff (as Maggie Carter). Think… "Cyrano de Bergerac!" Eventually, Franco strips to his thong, and gets tied up. All of these characters act like they are in high school… and they ARE in high school. Obviously, they have been kept back a few years. You could laugh along with them, if they did anything funny. So, how is West able to sleep at night with someone like Ms. Sokoloff that close? And, visa versa...I'd be up all night.** Whatever It Takes (3/31/00) David Raynr ~ Shane West, Marla Sokoloff, James Franco, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe

82yc82 I'm normally a big fan of the teen comedy. I loved "Can't Hardly Wait" for instance, and many other movies in the genre. This one, however, left me pretty bored. The acting was very forced, especially from James Franco, which surprised me. None of the main characters had any real chemistry, and the storyline was tried and contrived--two guys scheme together to get two girls. I had a hard time believing that a seemingly sharp and slightly cynical girl like Maggie could fall for Chris' awkward attempts to impress her. I don't see a girl like that falling for romance and poetry unless it was really authentic, and I certainly cannot imagine that she would actually fall for his obvious act. As for the other lead girl, Ashley, she was just difficult to watch all together, not to mention that she was far less attractive than Maggie, and even the girls who played her friends. The only other character that I found entertaining was Ryan's mischievous sidekick, Floyd. If you really feel like watching a good teen comedy, go for something like "Orange County" or even "Clueless". "Whatever it Takes" does not have what it takes.

Tazzmaynia11-1 I have read some of your reviews and i think that you must be too old for teenage movies, everyone who has put a negative comment is probably over 20! if you are sick of the same things 'boy in love with the most popular girl in school' or vice versa then stop watching them! teenagers however obviously still enjoy watching them otherwise they wouldn't make them anymore. Good quality film with comedy and good acting! nothing missing! 8/10! there are so many teen comedies that have done really well, and maybe a lot of them have the same storyline but it doesn't mean their going to be bad films! you also probably don't understand the content of the film well enough to appreciate its message! I think that if you are a TEENAGER and you see this in a rental store by all means get it i think you would enjoy it