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 "[horrified realisation]")
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 ]