
When two pre-teens named Hallie and 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 and 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 inform their guardians of the swap while at a hotel ... (Full plot summary below)
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When two pre-teens named Hallie and 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 and 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 inform their guardians of the swap while at a hotel in San Francisco, which later reunites the divorced pair and sends them back into remarriage with each other.
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| NewsweekLaura ShapiroThis film has everything for the all-important female audience: feisty heroines, lots of slapstick, great clothes. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAffirms the ideal of family ties as one of the pre-eminent virtues of our times. |
| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsIt's derivative perhaps, predictable, certainly, but through it all, this very modern reworking of the 1961 Parent Trap is an unexpected charmer. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertQuaid is instantly likable, with that goofy smile. Richardson, who almost always plays tougher roles and harder women, this time is astonishing, she's so warm and attractive. |
| Dallas ObserverJean OppenheimerAn engaging, family-oriented romantic comedy that should appeal as much to fans of the original movie as to viewers unfamiliar with the 1961 Hayley Mills version. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe natural, pleasurable 1990s hipness [Lohan] brings to her assignment is therefore all the more impressive. Hayley-holics should be grateful to this new girl at camp too. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittLohan is sparklingly good as the look-alike little girls, and the movie as a whole has enough bounce and energy to overcome a few dull spots and a too-long running time. |
| San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinIgnoring these lapses in logic, The Parent Trap' is hugely enter taining and more relevant than most family entertainment. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsBetty Jo TuckerRomance, comedy, adventure and charm come through loud and clear in this highly entertaining remake. |
| Common Sense MediaNell MinowDelightful remake is great for the whole family. |