I like body switch-a-roo movies (Freaky Friday, many others) and this seemed like a good choice.
Both Samaire Armstrong and Kevin Zegers have impressive resume's for being so young, so they should have dazzled through this upper middle-class ditzy comedy with ease.
They don't.
The plot is very predictable but solid. The problem is an over-the-top deluded script that no actor of any talent could ever deliver convincingly. People in real life just don't talk like that. Completely unbelievable.
The screen play itself also delivers an immense amount of visual clichés that grew tiresome after 30 minutes.
I did find myself having some genuine laughs here and there, but as soon as it looks like the story is about to take off, it just sinks again. The light at the end of the tunnel only keeps disappearing.
I believe this movie would be highly entertaining for teens and pre-teens, but I think most adults will easily dismiss it as undeveloped rubbish.
Not a 'bad' film per-say, just one that fails to launch.
Both Samaire Armstrong and Kevin Zegers have impressive resume's for being so young, so they should have dazzled through this upper middle-class ditzy comedy with ease.
They don't.
The plot is very predictable but solid. The problem is an over-the-top deluded script that no actor of any talent could ever deliver convincingly. People in real life just don't talk like that. Completely unbelievable.
The screen play itself also delivers an immense amount of visual clichés that grew tiresome after 30 minutes.
I did find myself having some genuine laughs here and there, but as soon as it looks like the story is about to take off, it just sinks again. The light at the end of the tunnel only keeps disappearing.
I believe this movie would be highly entertaining for teens and pre-teens, but I think most adults will easily dismiss it as undeveloped rubbish.
Not a 'bad' film per-say, just one that fails to launch.