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Lindsay Lohan | ... | ||
Dennis Quaid | ... | ||
Natasha Richardson | ... | ||
Elaine Hendrix | ... | ||
Lisa Ann Walter | ... | ||
Simon Kunz | ... | ||
Polly Holliday | ... | ||
Maggie Wheeler | ... | ||
Ronnie Stevens | ... |
Grandfather
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Joanna Barnes | ... | ||
Hallie Meyers-Shyer | ... |
Lindsay
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Maggie Emma Thomas | ... |
Zoe
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Courtney Woods | ... |
Nicole
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Kat Graham | ... |
Jackie
(as Katerina Graham)
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Michael Lohan | ... |
When two pre-teens named Hallie & Annie meet through their summer camp, their two lives are rattled when they realize that they are identical twins. With parents, British mother aka famous dress designer Elizabeth & American father, a wine maker named Nick, living in two different sides of the universe, the girls decide to make an identity swap in hopes of spending time with their other parent. The girls later choose to aware their guardians of the swap while at a hotel in NYC, which late reunites the divorced pair and sends them back into remarriage with each other.
There is only one movie in history that I can name that my wife, my mother and my six-year-old daughter enjoyed equally. This is it.
This is an astonishly effective and pleasant remake of a very good film. It's light, romantic, touching and downright funny. You cannot pour enough accolades on young Lindsay Lohan, who effortlessly plays both twins, and, if you listen closely, juggles four accents. (She changes her Brit accent when she plays her own American alter-ego pretending to be herself in England - if you saw the film, you know what I mean).
Natasha Richardson and Dennis Quaid with that big, goofy, infectious smile, give the film its romance and maturity, without stepping on the fun-filled kid's plot. This is simple, easy-to-watch family entertainment.
There is also a great editing and effects element. You never once notice a split screen or cheap over-the-shoulder shot when both of Lohan's characters are on-screen - its really quite astounding how seamless it is.
My daughter, after seeing this in the theater, quickly proclaimed this her favourite movie ever. We own the video, and I have watched it with her at least a dozen times without growing tired.
A perfect rental after a bad day, or when you want to have a family movie night. *** out of ****.