Review of It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006) by Christopher C — 20 Jul 2010

:rotten: :rotten: (out of four).

[color=yellow]Not as bad as expected, but the body switching genre lost its appeal not too long after the stars of [b][i]It's a[/i][/b] [b][i]Boy Girl Thing[/i][/b] were born.[/color].

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[color=#ffff00]Samaire Armstrong and Kevin Zegers play rival high school students who live next door to each other. She is the sensitive, cute Yale-bound scholar, and he's the handsome, shallow, jock. They don't get along and one day following a trip to a museum statue, they find themselves in each other's bodies.[/color].

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[color=#ffff00]The usual moments of shock and self-body discovery ensue. The biggest problem is that this brings little to this tired story that we haven't seen before. I can't help wondering why the movie maker's are so enchanted with this idea.[/color].

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[color=#ffff00]As far as the performances go Samaire Armstrong is appealing enough and tries her best, though she's in a bit over her head. Kevin Zegers, who was good in [b][i]The Jane Austin Book Club[/i][/b] and, outstanding in [b][i]Transamerica[/i][/b], comes off best since he is able to capture the essence of her soul the best.[/color].

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[color=#ffff00]I grant that this film could have been far worse. Had it not been for the sincere performances and peppy pace, it would have been.[/color].