match made in heaven

Alta 2022-04-24 07:01:05

I rarely watch comedies, because I can't stand the too absurd plot in some comedies.

This 1998 "Born to Be" doesn't make the best comedy in my heart, but it does have an interesting plot. The twins met at the summer camp. The two tried their best to reunite their parents who had been separated for 11 years. After a bit of ups and downs, they finally succeeded in the challenge.

Twenty years later, the movie still feels very good. Although there are some doubts and incomprehension about the emotional line of the story, the theme of reunion is very joyful.

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  • Berniece 2022-04-24 07:01:05

    Twice the Fun, Double the Trouble.

  • Giles 2022-03-24 09:01:39

    Barely two points. Strong cartoon feeling. The face-changing technology in 1998 has no flaws. The arrangement of each paragraph is very clear. In the first half an hour, we meet and design the package adjustment plan. After that, the two ends will be divided into 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, the truth will be revealed, and then 45 minutes will be compounded. The problem is mainly in the last 45 minutes. In this paragraph, the mischief of the twins is the first For a paragraph of rewriting, the plot is destined to be a composite success (even if it is unexpectedly unsuccessful, the drama of the two couples is not written and can't be supported by calls), and the clown-style performance of the engaged woman alone can't be sustained. In fact, this film replaces the fairy tale of a cross-class marriage with a fairy tale that the family always needs to be neat and tidy. The class consciousness is quite obvious. In the single families on both sides, each has a housekeeper who takes care of the master's daily life and has no children. The theme implies the meaning of Anglo-American family, and there is a very small amount of display of Anglo-American differences (the British speak pretentiously), but this cultural difference is not emphasized. Nancy Meyers can't, she can't be a believable character other than a shallow fairy tale

The Parent Trap quotes

  • 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: [flustered] Yes, I, I've heard that...

    Annie: [after Hallie surprises Elizabeth and Annie by arriving in London and showing up at their home before Elizabeth and Annie do] 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: [walking in from another room] 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: [With tears in her eyes] Oh, yes I do.

    [he kisses her]

  • Nick Parker: You know, sometime if we're ever really alone maybe we could talk about what happened between us. You know it's all a bit hazy to me now. It ended so fast.

    Elizabeth James: You mean it started so fast.

    Nick Parker: Well, that part I remember perfectly.