Review of The Parent Trap (1998) by Jessica M — 28 Jan 2012

This was the film where I first became a fan of Lindsay Lohan. I love this film! Lindsay did a great job at playing both Hallie and Annie, she really did. This film was her big break. It was funny throughout and after Hallie and Annie met for the first time it was hilarious, as they hated each other but then once they found out they were twins they started to get along and love each other. Just like the original they decided to try and get their parents back together again, with comic chaos results. A film I can watch over and over again, I truly love it!!!

The best lines (in no particular order):

Hallie: "I have a brilliant beyond brilliant idea!" (lol, I say this alot now cos of the film!).

Grandpa Charles: [Annie smells him] "What are you doing?".

Hallie as Annie: "Making a memory! Years from now when I'm all grown up I'll always remember my grandfather and how he always smelled of".

[smells him again].

Hallie as Annie: "peppermint and pipe tobacco.".

Hallie as Annie: [crying, seeing her mother for the first time] "I'm sorry, it's just I've missed you so much.".

Elizabeth James: "I know, it seems like it's been forever.".

Hallie as Annie: "You have no idea.".

Annie: [Hallie is getting ready to cut Annie's hair] "Don't shut YOUR eyes!".

Hallie: "Okay, sorry. Got a little nervous!".

Annie: "YOU'RE nervous? An 11 year-old is cutting my hair!".

Hallie: "Hey, you sounded just like me!".

Annie: "Well, I'm supposed to, aren't I?".

Nick Parker: [hiking] "I'm going to take the lead. You two help Meredith.".

Meredith Blake: [looks at the girls] "Sure you'll help me. Right over a cliff you'll help me.".

Hallie: [whispering to Annie] "Not a bad idea.".

Annie: "Yeah, see any cliffs?".

Elizabeth James: [thinking she is talking to her father, who has a newspaper up between them] "Hey stranger...".

Hallie: [puts down newspaper. then] "Hey Mom, did you know that the Concorde gets you here in half the time?".

Elizabeth James: "Yes, I, I've heard that...".

Annie: "What are you doing here?".

Hallie: "It took us abound 30 seconds after you guys left for us to realize we didn't want to lose you two again.".

Elizabeth James: "We?".

Nick Parker: "We. I made the mistake of not coming after you once, Lizzie. I'm not going to do that again no matter how brave you are.".

Elizabeth James: "And I suppose you just expect me to go weak at the knees, and fall into your arms and cry hysterically. And say we'll just figure this whole thing out. A bi-continental relationship with our daughters being raised here and there. And. And, you and I just picking up where we left off and growing old together. And. And. C'mon Nick what do you expect? To live happily ever after?".

Nick Parker: "Yes. To all of the above. Except you don't have to cry hysterically.".

Elizabeth James: "Oh, yes I do." (they kiss).

Elizabeth James: [Hallie, as Annie, is underneath Elizabeth's covers struggling to tell her about the switch] "Annie!".

Hallie as Annie: "That's where I have to go! I have to go see Annie!".

Elizabeth James: "Oh, I see, and where might Annie be?".

Hallie as Annie: "In Napa, with her father Nick Parker.".

Elizabeth James: (shocked) "You're not Annie?".

Elizabeth James: "That would be correct.".

Elizabeth James: "You're Hallie?".

Hallie as Annie: "I am. Annie and I met up at camp and, and we decided to switch places. I'm sorry, but I've never seen you and I've dreamt of meeting you my whole life and Annie felt the exact same way about Dad so, so we sort of just switched lives. I hope you're not mad because I love you so much, and I just hope that one day you could love me as me, and not as Annie.".

Elizabeth James: "Oh darling, I've loved you your whole life.".

Martin: [sobbing, as he's been listening] "I've never been so happy in my entire life.".

(after finding out they have the same parents).

Hallie: "I'm not so hungry anymore. So if your Mom is my Mom and my Dad is your Dad... and we're both born on October 11th, then you and I are... like... sisters.".

Annie: "Sisters? Hallie, we're like twins!".

Hallie: "Oh my god!".

Annie: "Oh my god!".

[they hug].

[last lines].

Hallie: "We actually did it!".