How to Build a Better Boy

2014 "Never underestimate two girls with a plan."
5.3| 1h30m| G| en| More Info
Released: 18 November 2014 Released
Producted By: Schorr Pictures
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://disneychannel.disney.com/how-to-build-a-better-boy
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After inadvertently inputting the qualities of the ideal boyfriend into a high-tech government computer, two social outcasts named Mae and Gabby must contend with Albert, a cybernetic sweetheart with only objective: to treat Mae to the perfect highschool romance.

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GrimPrecise I'll tell you why so serious
Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?
Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.
Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
aprilcullen-24458 Ok so Disney has brought us amazing original movies and good retellings old stories, but this is just a huge ripoff of weird science. Let's take a look at the similarities.Weird Science is about two nerds who don't have any friends decide to make a simulation of a girl to get tips on how to get girls only for the simulation to create an actual living breathing girl. The three then go on some wacky adventures How to build a better boy is about two nerds who don't have any friends decide to make a simulation of a boy so they won't feel sad only for the simulation to create an actual living breathing boy. The three then go on some wacky adventures There are only two differences. 1. The characters are gender bent 2. Weird science is actually funny and charming. I would recommend Weird Science to anyone any day, but this is just a crap remake. I gave it a 2 only because the acting is ok. Not great,but ok. This is Disney at its worst
rockyroseling This movie is just awful in every way. The main characters are nerds. You can tell because, you see, in Disney Channel Land glasses automatically means that they must be nerdy. And in the 2 beginning scenes the girls are getting picked on RIGHT IN FRONT OF TEACHERS! Someone would've said something to a teacher and most would've sided with the 2 girls. And of courses there's a obnoxious "hot" athletic dude that one nerd likes. Yeah, this movie is incredibly cliché.Not to mention, when Albert is taken away, the first girl is extremely conceited. She tells the other girl that he'll come back for her instead of, I don't know, fighting for your lives. Also, Disney released another movie talking about "making boys better". (That movie was Zapped.) Disney, why do you care so much about how bad boys apparently are? Personally, and this a coming from a girl, at this age, boys are a lot less annoying than girls. But of course, girls are their main audience and those 11-year-old girls need something to watch when their boyfriend that they only had for a month breaks up with them. Or the girls who always post "If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best." Facebook quotes.Overall, really cliché and guy bashing movie.
chubbydave This is a typical movie for kids. The movie is built on the like-ability of China Anne McClain. If you like CAMc, then you'll like the movie, and who doesn't like CAMc.The movie starts with a conflict between China's BFF and a character played by Ashley Argota. The "bad girl" character is not something I'd expect see Ashley Argota play; plus, isn't she like 21 years old now? A little old to be playing a contemporary of China. Anyway, China's best friend said she had a boyfriend, and Ashley Argota doubted it so China, who plays a computer geek, decides to manufacture a fake online boyfriend.She hacked into her dad's computer network to make up what she thought was a fake online boyfriend profile for her friend, but China didn't know that her dad was a defense contractor in the process of designing a super human robot soldier. China's hack activated this robot soldier who was programed to be China's BFF's boyfriend. It's a crazy story. And it's fun.China thought she was just creating a fake online boyfriend who lives in a far away place, but imagine the surprise they got when the guy actually showed up at school. That's when the fun really started.It's a fun movie. It's got a lot of laughs. It has a lot of adolescent hi jinx. But if you like China Anne, then you'll like this movie. And she is great in this movie.
SanteeFats This is a typical Disney movie. It is cute, funny, semi-serious, and well done. Kelli Berglund and China Ann McClain are the two leads and they do a good job. They are genius level sophomore's who are considered to be dorks by the popular kids. The movie is pretty funny, the acting is decent, the plot is typical Disney, the outcome is as you would expect. The general is funny in his roll. Kelli gets her true idea of a boyfriend, he is a designed, robotic type but is every thing she could ever want in a boy friend. At the end, as all wait for the kiss, she uses the self destruct command and the boy friend goes blooey. Leaving Kelli and the QB yo hook up. Ashley Argota plays the stereotypical protagonist cheerleader dating the football star. She gets her comeuppance at the homecoming dance when she tries to convince everyone the boyfriend is what he actually is, a robot. She doesn't do it and is dumped by the QB. A decent, funny movie with some good acting and a decent plot.