Whatever It Takes

Whatever It Takes may appeal to certain mid-teens, but if they love Dawsons Creek, they neednt bother with this. The only interesting facet here is watching the magnet Marla Sokoloff who, unlike her co-stars, is destined for greater things. ... Full Review

It is not a good sign when perhaps the most memorable thing about a movie is the music.....The trouble with "Whatever It Takes" is that it is just too stiff..... ... Full Review

While featuring fairly enjoyable performances from the cast, featuring Shane West, Sokoloff and O'Keefe, the film is extremely predictable, short on laughs and short on originality. The Picture "Whatever It Takes" is presented in both full screen and wide screen fomats, with the widescreen presentation on Side A. in original 1.85:1 anamorphic aspect ratio. ... Full Review

she's cool, she's radiant, and in a few scenes you can see her nipples.....Shane likes Ashley (Jodi Lynn O'Keefe).....Franco does "snob" much better;....Marla Sokoloff is also good;.... ... Full Review

Whatever It Takes" is light, fluffy, fast-paced, and through the sludge of overdone ideas are a couple original moments, particularly in the Prom finale, whose theme for the year is "Titanic Dreams. Going into a movie theater playing this film, you have it set in your mind exactly what is going to happen and how everything will be played out, and because it satisfies those expectations and doesn't resort to complete brainlessness, you come out happy. ... Full Review

This movie has a different twist on the tale with two teenage boys helping each other win the hearts (or at least the lust) of the girls they want. Ryan Woodman (played by Shane West "Liberty Heights") has lived next ... Full Article

YOU KNOW "Whatever It Takes" is some kind of quaint high-school comedy/tee n romance when a kid actually uses "smells like teen spirit" to describe the vibe at a party. Then, later, the Moby jam on the soundtrack is shut ... Full Article

By JOHN ANDERSON FOR THE TIMES March 23, 2000 Friday March 24, 2000 Stop me if you've heard this one: High school everyman who's a cross between David Schwimmer and Doogie Howser has a crush on the high school bombshell. ... Full Article

Including casually gross scenes with giant phalluses and projectile vomiting Wasting intense young Method actor James Franco in the role of an insincere high-school jerk Defender Director David Raynr with stars Marla Sokoloff and Shane West Tone Of Commentary Bruised... ... Full Article

U.S. Distributor: Columbia Pictures Like some kind of perverse cinematic plague, the teen comedies keep coming, each looking like a more washed-out xerox of the last one. ... Full Article

From Amazon : Whatever 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,... ... Full Article