Whatever It Takes
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Actor: Christine Lakin, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Julia Sweeney, Marla Sokoloff, Richard SchiffBrand: Sony
Cinematographer: Tim Suhrstedt
Composer: Ed Shearmur
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Special Edition
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.33:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-08-01
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Whatever It Takes
Movie Review: Watch it again to appreciate it
Summary: 4 Stars
I didn't really like the smarmy guy the first time but when I saw how he contributed to the film I could appreciate him more. I love the scenes between Ryan and Maggie. They are the kind of kids you want to hang out with. Ashley is too over the top at times and not believable, i.e. the chocolate cake on the teeth scene. I go back to it and skip to the scenes with Maggie and Ryan. If you are a romantic you'll understand why.
Summary of Whatever It Takes
A charming and hilarious romantic comedy about high school seniors ryan chris ashley and maggie and the plan ryan and chris hatch to win ashley and maggies hearts. Everyone gets a date by prom-time but fate has the last laugh. Features: scene selections interactive menus production notes and much more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 06/01/2004 Starring: Shane West Jodi Lynn Okeefe Run time: 90 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: David RaynrWhatever It Takes initially seems little more than another comedy with impossibly attractive teenagers trying to get into each other's pants. Ryan (Shane West) is a bit of a geek with eyes for the school sex bomb, Ashley (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe), which induces cringing in his neighbor and best friend, Maggie (Marla Sokoloff), a cute intellectual girl. But popular jock Chris (James Franco) has his eye on Maggie, and he offers to help Ryan win Ashley if Ryan will help Chris woo Maggie. So begins a two-headed variation on Cyrano de Bergerac; Ryan composes soulful e-mails for Chris, and Chris advises Ryan to treat Ashley like dirt, which seems to be the only way to get her attention.
At first, neither finds it easy to change their ways; Chris comes on too strong, and Ryan is too nervous to be a jerk. But as they start to succeed, Ryan begins to see Maggie in a new light and wonders if he's pursuing the right girl. Which could all be very standard and shallow, but as the story unfolds the movie examines staying true to yourself and finding self-worth in surprisingly trenchant and unpreachy ways. Which is not to say that Whatever It Takes is high-minded--everyone's excessively good-looking and prone to wearing tight or revealing clothing, and there's a subplot about a kid who aspires to achieve school immortality through a topnotch prank. But the movie offers more than you might expect, which sets it apart from many of the recent swarm of teen flicks. --Bret Fetzer
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