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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 42Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanPopulated by ersatz versions of stars who, in this case, are fairly vanilla to begin with.
- 40Film.comRobert HortonFilm.comRobert HortonIt's a notch above average, but Whatever It Takes can't get too far above that notch.
- 25Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrPretty lame stuff. Already it seems to be passing with the speed of light into the limbo of utterly forgettable "who-will-I-take-to-the-prom?" movies.
- 25Baltimore SunBaltimore SunThere's a movie opening today that is so indistinctive I can barely remember its name.
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickAn assembly-line high-school comedy that flunks miserably in all three subjects.
- 20Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyBearable only because, unlike the recent spate of teen films, it's so breezy it barely even registers.
- 10VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerMakes little impression and is sure to leave few memories for a teen.
- A thinly veiled "Cyrano," with the prom in mind.
- It's guys like Floyd who make a movie like Whatever It Takes feel like high school. And the rest of the losers make it feel like a movie.
- 0Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovDrivel of the purest ray serene.