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Lizzie McGuire Movie, The (2003) Rank 2 Reviews
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Cutting Edge
Het concept van “The Lizzie McGuire Movie” is doodsimpel: hoofdpersonage Lizzie Mcguire (Hilary Duff) gaat met een aantal vrienden op schoolreis naar Italië. Daar wordt ze verward met Isabella (opnieuw Hilary Duff), de helft van een beroemd popduo. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Cutting Edge
TheWorldJournal.com (Frank Ochieng)
Is this the latest cinematic renaissance known as the Teeny Tart Movement where the rule of the day involves randomly shelling out cutesy and mindless juvenile dreck for the whole world of adolescent girls to embrace with blinded enthusiasm? With recent ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at TheWorldJournal.com (Frank Ochieng)
ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Just two weeks after successfully targeting boys with "Holes," Disney is giving girls something they want with this mild, quasi-romantic romp. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
No one will claim that the pre-teen market is saturated with movies for girls, thus The Lizzie McGuire Movie is a welcome addition that fills the bill... ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
Chicago Reader (Ted Shen)
Director Jim Fall smoothly paces the action while staying true to the girlie thrills (luxury hotels, scenic jaunts, a fashion makeover), delivering an empty-headed but enjoyable romp. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Chicago Reader (Ted Shen)
eFilmCritic.com (Greg Muskewitz)
Quick to capitalize on one of its assets, now that the 65-episode cap of Lizzie McGuire has been fulfilled, Disney has turned around and popped out a pay-per-view version. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Greg Muskewitz)
New York Times (Dave Kehr)
An entertaining and effective expansion of the television series. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at New York Times (Dave Kehr)
Dallas Observer (Jean Oppenheimer)
The movie lacks the adult humor of such kid flicks as "Shrek" and "Lilo & Stitch," but the target audience at an advance screening was shrieking with joy throughout. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Dallas Observer (Jean Oppenheimer)
Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
JackassCritics.com (Mike Long)
www.susangranger.com (Susan Granger)
CinemaZone.dk
Her i Danmark kan man kun se Disneys tv-serie Lizzie McGuire på Fox Kids, så der er sikkert mange, der ikke kender serien og dens hovedrolleindehaver Hilary Duff, men det gør ikke så meget, for i den først Lizzie-film kan man sagtens følge med. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at CinemaZone.dk
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
So fluffy and sitcom shallow that it makes "Gidget Goes to Rome" and its other many predecessors in the young-American-girl-goes-to-Italy-and-falls-in-love genre look like high art. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
¿Alguien recuerda el programa televisivo infantil "Clarissa Explains It All"? A mediados de los noventas, esta serie (estelarizada por la entonces desconocida Melissa Joan Hart) tenÃa voz propia, e inteligentemente mostraba los problemas y dudas ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
TheBoxSet.com - Complete Movie/DVD Review
The Lizzie McGuire Movie is a funny and touching teen adventure, inspired by the Disney Channel’s incredibly popular show, “Lizzie McGuire” starring Hilary Duff as Lizzie McGuire. Following Junior High Graduation, Lizzie and her classmates Gordo, ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at TheBoxSet.com - Complete Movie/DVD Review
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
It's safe to say that anyone as pretty as Lizzie McGuire (Hilary Duff) would be the most popular girl in school, so the creators of The Lizzie McGuire Movie -- as well as the "Lizzie McGuire" TV series -- have made her a klutz. That way the rest of us ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Michael D's DVD Info Page
This movie has a lot to thank Roman Holiday for! Not only do several scenes have a more than passing resemblance, but the storyline gives a hefty nod in that direction, too. Fortunately, Rome is big enough and glorious enough for the double take, and the ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Michael D's DVD Info Page
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
If you have cable and kids in the house, the answer is yes. Duff is the fresh-faced star of the Disney show that goes big screen in "The Lizzie McGuire Movie."
Lizzie is an eighth-grader who could pass for a senior. Even though Duff looks like this ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Boxoffice Magazine
Director Jim Fall's debut film, 1999’s "Trick," was an intriguing little starter film that treaded some potentially edgy territory and managed not to fall over said edge. It was about a night in the life of a couple of gay guys and their sundry ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Boxoffice Magazine
The television teen assault has become the television big-screen screen invasion. The first half of 2003 saw three major films gel around television teen stars, all targeted successfully to the same audience. Those three films -- "Agent Cody Banks," "The ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Weak scripting and amateurish camerawork scream lowest common denominator. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
The cinematic equivalent of junk food. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Karen Heller)
Parents will adore this instructional, hopeful message. Young Duff Buffs, like my 7-year-old companion, will be in a state of beatitude. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Karen Heller)
MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
Granted, it's not going to ever be confused with an actual 'good' movie, but for young kids looking for a diversion and parents hoping like crazy to find them one, this more than fits the bill. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Lizzie McGuire presents a "Disneyfied" view of life. It is as sugary sweet and sanitized as the Magic Kingdom itself. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
As a consumable -- which is the entire point of it -- Disney's The Lizzie McGuire Movie is something between taffy, tapioca and a gold brick smoothly entering the Disney vault. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
While the movie should prove to be manna from sit-com heaven for the show's fan base of kids ages 6-14, there's not much here to excite accompanying parents. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Supercala.com (John Venable)
...yet another one to drop the kids off at while you get a few things done... ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
Miami Herald (Christine Dolen)
The success of The Lizzie McGuire Movie , in which Duff acts and sings while playing both her beloved character and an Italian look-alike, is probably a slam dunk. That doesn't mean it's a great movie. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Miami Herald (Christine Dolen)
Movie Eye (Frank Ochieng)
Is this the latest cinematic renaissance known as the Teeny Tart Movement? In short, The Lizzie McGuire Movie has all the significance and high-minded spirit of a vintage ‘70s Leif Garrett pin up poster covered in cobwebs ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Movie Eye (Frank Ochieng)
Talking Pictures (U.S.) (Tony Toscano)
...mindless situation comedy entertainment. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Talking Pictures (U.S.) (Tony Toscano)
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (Linda Cook)
New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)
Shockingly wholesome and lots of fun, Lizzie's just the kind of girl parents want their children to hang out with. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)
Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
If you happen to be the unfortunate parent stuck chaperoning a gaggle of tweens, here's a survival guide. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
As much as I like Hilary Duff and Lizzie McGuire , they both deserved better than this underwhelming big screen outing. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Sue Pierman)
The Lizzie McGuire Movie is like the big, warm pans of homemade brownies your mom used to make: sweet, simple, familiar and, ultimately, satisfying. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Sue Pierman)
Citysearch (Bill Pearis)
Nothing in The Lizzie McGuire Movie warrants the leap to the big screen. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Citysearch (Bill Pearis)
Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
Parents, steer clear. Drop the girls off at the theater and go elsewhere for two hours. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
[Hilary Duff] isn't ready for the big screen -- not without a movie big enough to share it with her. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Looks like it was shot ultra-cheaply. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
...screams special episode. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
Los Angeles Daily News (David Kronke)
Certainly, it's foolish to expect much from kids' films, but that should hardly be an excuse to create something as willfully inane and sloppy as The Lizzie McGuire Movie . ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (David Kronke)
rec.arts.movies.reviews (Michael J. Gold)
Flipside Movie Emporium (Sean O'Connell)
Now that I've watched The Lizzie McGuire Movie, I'm itching to see its script. Not to analyze nagging plot points or revel in the deliciously witty word plays. I just want to confirm my suspicions that the script was written on scented pink paper torn ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Sean O'Connell)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"The Lizzie McGuire Movie" seems intended to position Hilary Duff as the next Britney Spears. The movie takes the lovable teenager from the Disney Channel's "Lizzie McGuire" show, puts her on a plane to Rome and converts her into a pop star. "Why Not," ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Hilary Duff is beautiful and skilled, and I hope she finds something worthwhile to do with her talent before she truly does become the next Britney Spears and has to start worrying about the next Hilary Duff. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
TV Guide (Angel Cohn)
Fans may be disappointed that some of the show's secondary characters, like Lizzie's pal Miranda, are AWOL from this Prince and the Pauper-style escapade, and some of the scenes involving Gellman are disappointingly flat. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at TV Guide (Angel Cohn)
Time Out
This wholesome Hilary Duff vehicle/TV series spin-off will have Mary Whitehouse smiling in her grave. Duff plays the school Cinderella who flies off on a junior high post-graduation Roman holiday with 30-odd classmates. They include sweet Gordo ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Time Out
Deranged Video Dude (Robert Wurth)
This was a fun movie, and a great finale to the Lizzie McGuire Disney channel TV show. In The Lizzie McGuire Movie, it’s the summer after Junior High graduation. The kids either signed up to go to the waterpark or Rome, depending on if they were a main ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Deranged Video Dude (Robert Wurth)
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
The prepubescent girls who dote on the popular Disney TV series will undoubtedly embrace this big-screen spinoff, but “The Lizzie McGuire Movie” is actually little more than an adolescent wish-fulfillment fantasy so familiar that it’s like ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)
The title says it all, really. The adorably klutzy heroine of Disney’s eponymous TV series jets off to Rome after her momentous junior-high graduation, but the Eternal City plays second fiddle to Duff’s dimpled smile. Lizzie McGuire is a cinematic ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)
Michael J. Gold
The film opens with Lizzie (Hilary Duff) preparing for her junior high school graduation. When the class valedictorian is stuck ill, Lizzie must fill in and deliver an address to the graduating class. After publicly humiliating herself, Lizzie's only ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Michael J. Gold
Newsday
(PG). The Disney Channel's terminally self-conscious middle schooler graduates from the eighth grade and goes on a summer class trip to Rome, where she's mistaken for an international pop diva. (Don't you hate when that happens?) Sticky-sweet and ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Newsday
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
In Disney Channel's big-screen spin-off "The Lizzie McGuire Movie," 'tweenybopper star Hilary Duff does little more than giggle (at cute boys) and gasp (at Roman tourist attractions) her way through a wholly contrived trip to Italy, where she just ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Will Farrell and Christina Applegate in AnchormanSaturday Night Live alum Will Ferrell (Elf) doesn't fly far from the nest with this one-note comedic ode to 1970s television journalism. Although Anchorman is packed with genuine laughs and a plethora of ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Having never seen the kids TV series on which this is based, and being a 20-something guy I'm TOTALLY the wrong audience for this sort of movie. Nevertheless much like more mainstream cinema fare, kids cinema has gone downhill in recent times. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Comingsoon.net
Lizzie McGuire has just graduated from junior high. For her summer vacation, she travels with some fellow students to Rome for an educational trip. She expects to join her friend Gordo for an adventure away from her embarrassing social life and her ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Comingsoon.net
Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
How much adorable can one person ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
Los Angeles Times (Gene Seymour)
The movie, with all its brashness and crassness, can still claim noble motives in encouraging insecure young people to seek the pop diva buried deep within. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Los Angeles Times (Gene Seymour)
USA Today (Claudia Puig)
The movie is sure to appeal to fans of the show. But when quality family films, such as "Holes" and "Bend It Like Beckham," are also in theaters, why waste your time on this drivel? The answer, of course, is the kids will insist on it. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Reel.com (Sarah Chauncey)
If you've never heard of Lizzie McGuire, and you aren't being begged by an eight-year-old desperate to see The Lizzie McGuire Movie, don't go. Don't even bother reading the rest of this review. The Lizzie McGuire Movie is one of those TV-spawned Disney ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Reel.com (Sarah Chauncey)
Apollo Movie Guide (Brian Webster)
Junior high school graduate Lizzie McGuire (Hilary Duff) jets off to Rome with a school group, where she encounters plenty of excitement – including being mistaken for a pop music diva who’s her spitting image. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Apollo Movie Guide (Brian Webster)
Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
The year’s other teenage-girl-goes-to-Europe-falls-in-love-finds-herself movie couldn’t be more of a reflection of the unneeded simplicity and hug-worthy déjà vu of American centrism found in What a Girl Wants. The best that can be said for The ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
New York Post (Megan Lehmann)
Lizzie McGuire's "Movie" doesn't try to be anything more than a superficial escapist fantasy for fans of the show. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at New York Post (Megan Lehmann)
LowComDom Online Film Review
Alert! Alert! Chick-Flick! Even worse Tiny-Bopper-Junior-High-Chick-Flick!
I am out of here! ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at LowComDom Online Film Review
The Onion A.V. Club (Keith Phipps)
More than a few of Shakespeare's plays have never been documented on film in any meaningful way. In spite of rumors, it now looks like Martin Scorsese's biopic of Dean Martin will never happen. Sergio Leone had plans to shoot a mammoth restaging of the ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at The Onion A.V. Club (Keith Phipps)
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Maybe you've caught yourself leaning forward in your seat, trying to urge a vehicle upward, as if your body English had anything to do with the way the engine was running.
That's how it is with "The Lizzie McGuire Movie," an adolescent-interest comedy ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
FILMtabs
Angesiedelt zwischen Kinder- und Mädchenfilm erzählt "Popstar" wie Aschenputtel heutzutage auf den Titel von Teenie-Glamour-Heftchen kommt. Bei der Abschlussfeier ihrer Junior High School erlebt Lizzie McGuire (Hilary Duff) eine Peinlichkeit, die sogar ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at FILMtabs
Jam! Movies
The Lizzie McGuire Movie promotes good family values and has no sex, swearing or violence. It's pretty hateful.
TV's Lizzie McGuire, for those lucky enough to have avoided this particular pop phenom, is meant to be 15 years old. She loves clothes and ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Jam! Movies
Teletext (Annette Dasey)
Lizzie may be cheesy and disappointingly straight-laced but all in all she's a bit of fun. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Teletext (Annette Dasey)
The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
As it goes with the TV show, so it goes with the movie, which benefits from being shot largely in Rome and suffers from trying to stretch its sitcom antics to feature length. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
LA Weekly (David Chute)
The cast of the Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire romped strenuously through a plot that would be old hat as a two-parter on a sitcom. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at LA Weekly (David Chute)
Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
A fantasy that teaches girls that popularity and material possessions are the most important things in life and will fall right into your lap if you’re adorable enough. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Eleanor O'Sullivan)
Innocuous but lethally bland. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Eleanor O'Sullivan)
TV Guide's Movie Guide (Angel Cohn)
Fans may be disappointed that some of the show's secondary characters, like Lizzie's pal Miranda, are AWOL from this Prince and the Pauper-style escapade. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Angel Cohn)
Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
If you are older than this target group, you will find it rather boring and stupid. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
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Boxoffice Magazine (Tim Cogshell)
Those familiar with the popular and titular Disney channel series will be satisfied. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Tim Cogshell)
Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
A banal slice of fluff. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Ah, Clueless . Now there's a good movie. Here's guessing the guys who wrote Lizzie McGuire never saw it. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Ray Conlogue)
There's not a scrap of imagination in the script. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Ray Conlogue)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Ok, maybe it's time for all of us naysayers to reassess "What a Girl Wants." After all, that film might not have been any great shakes, but in comparison to "The Lizzie McGuire Movie," it looks like Oscar material.
The latter film is a misfire ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Almost Fabulous Movie Reviews
It was very sweet and harmless. The acting was good, the story was ok, and the animated sequences were funny. I'm sure that anyone who is a fan of the show will love it as much as my kids did.
There wasn't a lot in it to entertain adults, however. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Almost Fabulous Movie Reviews
That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
It strikes me that one of the most common elements of teen movies today is escapism. We are to believe that today's typical teens (read: white suburbanites) are generally repressed by those who don't "get it", and that everything would be better if ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
Reel Movie Critic (Cathy Edsey Collins)
Houston Chronicle
A spirited American teen again makes a parent-free trip to Europe, where she instantly meets a boy who's a pop singer, cute and available; skips past tourist sights; and becomes a media sensation.
The big difference this time is Hilary Duff. Unlike ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Houston Chronicle
ToxicUniverse.com (Brandon Curtis)
P.S. Promise you'll never watch Thelma and Louise. ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Brandon Curtis)
Mediasearch, Australia
Graduating from Middle school, Lizzie and her classmates are treated for an educational school excursion holiday to Rome, with childhood friend and possible sweetheart Gordo, bitchy rival Kate, stoner classmate Ethan and animated alter ego. Leaving ...read the complete Lizzie McGuire Movie movie review at Mediasearch, Australia
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