It is practically inevitable that he will become virtually consumed with this popularity that will lead him to his brief glory days then his predicted downfall.Ĭannon and Milian are likable leads, and Harvey provides some fun for the supporting role position. Alvin, who just so happens to be working there when she brings it in, offers to pay $1500 for the parts the car needs, fix it in a few days, in exchange that Paris pretends to be his girlfriend for two months (which gets subtracted into two weeks). When Paris crashes her mother's luxurious SUV after an argument with her boyfriend, she takes it into the shop, where she is told that it would take an estimated two weeks and $3000 for repair. His parents (Steve Harvey and Vanessa Bell Calloway) couldn't be more proud of him, but his father has always wanted Alvin to have the popularity and experiences he had as a kid. She catches the eye of almost every student there, but the one we focus on is Alvin Johnson (Nick Cannon), an intelligent, yet geeky soul who is breathlessly trying to get a General Motors scholarship he has been working hard for for as long as he can remember. Paris, played by Christina Milian, is high-maintenance and carries a reputation the size of the entire high school. It knows the teen culture, and doesn't pretend to connect with it. Work to stay in." This is pin-point accuracy, and what sets the film apart from another cliché story in the shuffle. She continues by saying, "It's nothing but work and worries. "Popularity is a job, it's not a privilege," says Paris Morgan, an undeniably attractive high school student who serves as the main love interest in Troy Byer Bailey's Love Don't Cost a Thing. Reviewed by StevePulaski 7 / 10 Poignancy outweighs the inevitable