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Can't Buy Me Love

  • TV Movie
  • 2004
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
41
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Martin Kemp and Harley Cuthbert in Can't Buy Me Love (2004)
Drama

A decorator lies to his wife that he has won the lottery.A decorator lies to his wife that he has won the lottery.A decorator lies to his wife that he has won the lottery.

  • Director
    • Reza Moradi
  • Writers
    • Jane Hewland
    • Tony Jordan
  • Stars
    • Martin Kemp
    • Michelle Collins
    • Alex Bartram
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    41
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Reza Moradi
    • Writers
      • Jane Hewland
      • Tony Jordan
    • Stars
      • Martin Kemp
      • Michelle Collins
      • Alex Bartram
    • 1User review
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    Martin Kemp
    Martin Kemp
    • Alan Harris
    Michelle Collins
    Michelle Collins
    • Donna Harris
    Alex Bartram
    • Car Salesman
    Ross Boatman
    • D.S. Colin Briggs
    Max Bollinger
    Max Bollinger
    • Cameraman
    Morne Botes
    Morne Botes
    • CJ Banks
    Julia Bowen
    • School pupil
    Cavan Clerkin
    Cavan Clerkin
    • Nick
    Martin Cole
    • DC Wicks
    Charles Collingwood
    • Victor
    Helen Cotterill
    • Aunty Vi
    David Crow
    • PC
    Harley Cuthbert
    • Vicky
    Steve Edwin
    Steve Edwin
    • Clive
    Jo-Anne Knowles
    • Gilly Thwaite
    • (as Jo Anne Knowles)
    Daniel Kruyer
    • Charlie
    Frances Lima
    • Liz
    AG. Longhurst
    • Pete
    • (as Tony Longhurst)
    • Director
      • Reza Moradi
    • Writers
      • Jane Hewland
      • Tony Jordan
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      Based on the true story of Howard Walmsley, who convinced his wife Kathy he had won the lottery.

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    Interesting story, though strangely not so interesting to watch

    STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs

    Alan Harris (Martin Kemp) is a painter and decorator who lives with his wife Donna (Michelle Collins) and their young daughter.However,he's riddled with money problems and his marriage is starting to bear the strain of it.In desperation,he tells Donna a massive lie-that he's won the jackpot on the National Lottery!For a while,through pulling various scams and the other,he is able to live the high life and splash out waddles of cash he doesn't have,but eventually,inevitably,the truth catches up with him...

    It's funny,because I recorded this the night it was on and didn't watch it till the Friday later-during which time I watched a programme on the same channel,ITV1,which featured the story this TV movie is based on and didn't realize until then that it was actually a true story.It's certainly the most implausible true story I've ever come across.And it was another true story that Martin Kemp head-billed,following on from his turn as the murderous George Smith in The Brides in the Bath.It seems,in his post East Enders career,if he's not helping DFS or Abbey National flog merchandise and offers,he's taking the lead in true story dramas from ITV!He's better than I thought he'd be and certainly not as wooden as the trailer would have suggested.In the supporting role,Collins has a well-written part but she,like everything else on display,just fails to add much interest to the proceedings.Everything about it just feels so stilted and lifeless that it just fails to engage the attention much at all.It's certainly an interesting story to make a TV movie out of,and had it been a bit more daring and had more of an edge to it,it could have been really great.As it is,it passes as nothing more than a mildly diverting piece of fluff.**
    • wellthatswhatithinkanyway
    • Dec 17, 2004
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    • Release date
      • December 13, 2004 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Anyu és a milliomos
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Hewland International Ltd.
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      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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