Rotten
This 1998 romantic comedy mostly bores with its cumbersome exposition and close-ups of trivial objects scattered throughout lackluster montage sequences.
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
The Parent Trap
Twice the Fun, Double the Trouble.
1998 · 2h 8m · PG
Comedy, Family, Romance
Directed by
Nancy Meyers
Overview
Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins who were separated at a young age due to their parents' divorce. Unbeknownst to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp, where they meet, discover the truth about their relationship, and come up with a plan to switch places in an effort to reunite their mother and father.
Director and cast
- Nancy Meyers Director
- Lindsay Lohan as Hallie Parker / Annie James
- Dennis Quaid as Nick Parker
- Natasha Richardson as Elizabeth James
- Elaine Hendrix as Meredith Blake
- Lisa Ann Walter as Chessy
- Simon Kunz as Martin
- Polly Holliday as Marva Kulp, Sr.
- Maggie Wheeler as Marva Kulp, Jr.
- Ronnie Stevens as Grandfather
- Erin Mackey as Hallie / Annie Acting Double
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
87%
Tomatometer
Fresh
New pic is slick, sentimental and exceptionally well cast, with enough cross-generational appeal to suggest strong commercial potential.
Joe Leydon, Variety
Fresh
The light comedy is sweetly timed, the direction smart and assured, and the visuals bright, colourful, unobtrusive and faultless.
Wally Hammond, Time Out
Fresh
Movies like this remember how much fun escapism can be.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
The lavish, super-cute new version of The Parent Trap is a remake of the 1961 Hayley Mills hit, which was seriously adorable in its own right
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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