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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertSweet and kind of touching, and I liked it. The difference, I think, is that the new one is lower on cynicism and higher on wisdom, and might actually contain some truth about the agonies of high school insecurity.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasOften rowdy and uproarious, the film also has surprising depth and subtext.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe music, at least, is welcome.
- 40Dallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufDallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufSadly, though, the movie as a whole feels blatantly dedicated to fleecin' da kidz.
- 30The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThis is teen product at its most generic.
- 30VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerStuffed with attitude but just as hackneyed as the original, Love Don't Cost a Thing brings a year of exceptionally lame youth comedies to a fitting conclusion.
- 25ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe result is an atrociously unfunny, unromantic, and unpleasant product.
- 25Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyYou realize you're watching a snuff film, where the victim isn't just teen innocence but teen romance.
- 25Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneAbout as sharp an updated version of the original as is Jennifer Lopez's song of the same name a modern, Latina version of the Beatles classic.