The Parent Trap
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: July 29, 1998 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The technology for twinning a single young actress is considerably more seamless than it was in 1961, and Lohan is a perky charmer. Read full review
50
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
Young girls will enjoy Lohan's matchmaking antics. But nostalgia-craving oldsters should stick to fond memories of Hayley [Mills]'s heyday. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
There is still a self-consciousness and a forced quality to much of the humor that this TPT redux just can't shake. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleHollis Chacona
Vanilla and sweet, it's an overly generous helping that, if it doesn't make you sick, will put you in a good humor all day long. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
While there's no denying that young actress Lindsay Lohan has spunk, she's not terribly effective in the dual role. Her performance is awkward and unsubtle -- she relies on an unconvincing British accent to cue us in to which girl she's playing at any given moment. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
This 1998 romantic comedy mostly bores with its cumbersome exposition and close-ups of trivial objects scattered throughout lackluster montage sequences. Read full review
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