Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins separated at a young age because of their parents' divorce. Unknowingly to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp where they meet, discover the truth about themselves, and then plot with each other to switch places.
The lavish, super-cute new version of The Parent Trap is a remake of the 1961 Hayley Mills hit, which was seriously adorable in its own right
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Movies like this remember how much fun escapism can be.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The light comedy is sweetly timed, the direction smart and assured, and the visuals bright, colourful, unobtrusive and faultless.
– Wally Hammond,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
New pic is slick, sentimental and exceptionally well cast, with enough cross-generational appeal to suggest strong commercial potential.
– Joe Leydon,
Variety,
6 Jul 2010
rotten:
This 1998 romantic comedy mostly bores with its cumbersome exposition and close-ups of trivial objects scattered throughout lackluster montage sequences.