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It Takes Two
- Review Date: August 10, 2008
- PG
- Genre: Family and Kids
- 1995
Common Sense Media says
Olsens in Prince and the Pauper meets Parent Trap.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this lighthearted comedy is predictable from start to finish, but is fine family fare. An orphan is told that she can't be adopted by a single woman because "it's better to have a mother and a father." A soon-to-be stepmother is mean and connives to send her fiance's daughter to boarding school. Kids mock one another about believing in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. Children run away from their homes and summer camps repeatedly.
What's the story?
In IT TAKES TWO, twins Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen play strangers who just happen to look alike and share a penchant for match-making. Amanda Lemmon (Mary-Kate) is a tough cookie; an orphan who fears being adopted by a family she's never met instead of by the woman who loves her like her own daughter, orphanage director Diane Barrows (Kirstie Alley). Her counterpart Alyssa Callaway (Ashley) lives in the lap of luxury with her billionaire father ( Steve Guttenberg), but sees that her father's new fiance is up to no good. The girls meet and hatch a plan to bring Diane and Roger Callaway together, and experience life on the other side of the grass in the process.
Is it any good?
There is nary a plot trick in the movie that hasn't been seen before, and even younger viewers will probably figure out who's going to end up with whom by the end of the second scene. Still, the cast -- particularly Allie and Guttenberg -- put their all into it, and there are genuine laughs as the girls pull the strings to get the grownups to meet. Both Olsen girls fare better when they're not reaching for Alyssa's blue-blood articulation or tawking Brooklyn-tough-guy as Amanda; it comes as a relief when they drop the artifice and are allowed to let their comic chops stand alone.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the likelihood of meeting your doppelganger like Alyssa and Amanda do. What would you do if you ran into someone who looked just like you? Is there anyone you know who you'd like to change places with for a day? Why?
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Jut like the parent trap Love it!
The langue its iffy but I still love it They were great in it 5 out of 5!
its just like the parent trap! just like it! defiantly recommend it!
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| Studio: | Warner Bros. |
| Director: | Andy Tennant |
| Cast: | Ashley Olsen, Kirstie Alley, Mary-Kate Olsen |
| Genre: | Family and Kids |
| Run time: | 101 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | November 17, 1995 |
| DVD release date: | June 11, 2002 |
| MPAA rating: | PG |
| MPAA explanation: | mild language |
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