Fresh
The film's underlying sentiment is conveyed effectively, if obviously.
Leonard Klady, Variety
It Takes Two
Two identical strangers. Two different worlds. One perfect match.
1995 · 1h 41m · PG
Comedy, Family, Romance
Directed by
Andy Tennant
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It Takes Two
Overview
Identical 9-year-olds from very different backgrounds: orphaned Amanda and wealthy Alyssa meet at summer camp and decide to switch places -- and play matchmaker between Alyssa's dad, Roger, and the kind social worker who cares for Amanda.
Director and cast
- Andy Tennant Director
- Kirstie Alley as Diane Barrows
- Steve Guttenberg as Roger Callaway
- Mary-Kate Olsen as Amanda Lemmon
- Ashley Olsen as Alyssa Callaway
- Philip Bosco as Vincenzo
- Jane Sibbett as Clarice Kensington
- Michelle Grisom as Carmen
- Desmond Robertson as Frankie
- Tiny Mills as Tiny
- Shanelle Henry as Patty
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
8%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Under the direction of Andy Tennant, the Olsen sisters lay on the icky-poo cuteness with several trowels, often delivering their lines as though they were reciting the alphabet.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh
Writer Deborah Dean Davis and director Andy Tennant are fully aware of the absolute predictability of their material and therefore make the getting to an inevitable ending as much fun as possible.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
A rote variation on Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper that is marginally salvaged by those spunky Olsen twins from ABC's Full House.
Mike Clark, USA Today
Rotten
It's so featherbrained and lightweight, it almost elevates its inconsequence into a style.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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