I don't think I would call it a masterpiece, but certainly 1/2* is too low....at least a ***.
CAN'T BUY ME LOVE (1987). Decent comedy of a nerd paying his gorgeous neighbor money to pose as his girlfriend for a month, so He can be part of the "cool" crowd. His social stature rises, but He loses sight of who He really is and the price for that loss is quite sobering. Better than I thought with Patrick Dempsey ("McDreamy" from GREY'S ANOTOMY) pretty good. ***