Whatever it Takes (2000): Dir: David Raynr / Cast: Marla Sokoloff, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Shane West, James Franco, Julia Sweeney: Judging from the title it seems that the filmmakers were out to do whatever it takes to make a dumb idea dumber. It places its romantic leads within ear shot next door lofts as seen before in Drive Me Crazy. Jodi Lyn O'Keefe plays a high school beauty whom every guy and his dog has their sights on. Marla Sokoloff plays the girl next door who unknowingly is being set up with a snobbish jock. Easily one of the worst teen comedies ever made as it wallows in the muck of lust in perversion offering absolutely nothing new for the wasted ninety minutes. Directed at best by David Raynr with a screenplay that xeroxed nearly every teen comedy made within the previous decade. Sokoloff plays that plain Jane who turns out to be a hottie. O'Keefe plays the dumbest girl on the block but seems to counter that with her looks. This will get old quickly because most guys would ditch her once someone with half a brain comes along. Shane West and James Franco play the two guys with more guts than brains. We have seen this scheme countless times where bets are made either to lose virginity or bed a particular female, and this one may take the cake as being the worst of them all. Viewers should do whatever it takes to avoid this pointless teen garbage. Score: 1 / 10
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