2003 / in-flight
SF elements
Review
This remake of the 1980's Jodie Foster film is great fun. I watched
it on a transatlantic flight, and, due to confusion with the
schedules, missed the first five minutes, so didn't know what film it
was until the end. ![[horrified realisation]](curtis.jpg)
However,
it was interesting that my companion in the next seat and I realised
it was going to be a "body swap" film at exactly the
same moment.
The mother/daughter swap is done very well. Jamie Lee Curtis as the mother is very good, and acts the teenager well. Lindsay Lohan as the daughter is excellent -- her transformation from sulky teenager to horrified adult-in-teen body is superb. There are lots of good gags (at least you know he likes you for your mind), and the ending is not as treacly as it might have been.
Rating: 3
[ unmissable | great stuff | worth watching | mind candy | waste of time | unfinishable ]