Review of The Parent Trap (1998) by Darren H — 15 Jun 2012

Before she was the famous super sex-symbol that she has blossomed into, Lindsay Lohan was first introduced to movie audiences in this light hearted 1998 remake of the Disney classic.

Let me preface this review by saying that I saw this version first before I caught the remake. As I understand it that is critical to the appreciation of this movie - ie you'll prefer whichever version you saw first.

I really loved this movie, it contained just enough light touches and humor without getting in the way of the character interplay. The premise is familiar to most by now and so I will not go into specifics, in this update we find an English girl and a Californian girl meeting at a New England summer camp and, after some humorous hijinks becoming friends and then realizing they are twins.

I saw this about four times in the movie theater and seem to end up drawm back to it about once a week. It joins the ranks of a very few select number of movies (1980s FLASH GORDON and NORTH SEA HIJACK come to mind) that I can watch over and over again.

I find it funny, chatming, delightful and one of those movies that gives me those nice warm fuzzy feelings all over. It also features a pretty good toe-tapping soundtrack which manages to combine modern hits (for 1998 at least) with the tried and true classics.

I would recommend this movie to anyone.