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Parent Trap, The (1998) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Parent Trap, The (1998) a score of 2.9052 out of 4

based on (93) reviews

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Excellent

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(70)

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(9)

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A few sexual comments, an overabundant use of alcohol (Quaid's character owns a vineyard), and terms of Deity used as expletives are the movie's major shortcomings for family viewing. However, it redeems itself by showing the damage caused by the...read the complete Parent Trap, The (1998) review at Parent Previews

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San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)

I'm trying to remember what my reaction to "The Parent Trap" was when I saw it as a little girl in 1961. My primary recollection is that it was extraordinary that through the magic of movie technology, one actress - Hayley Mills - was able to play two...read the complete Parent Trap, The (1998) review at San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)

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Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)

Little Lindsay Lohan, who plays the dual role made famous by Hayley Mills in Walt Disney Pictures' remake of "The Parent Trap," is an amazingly gifted child actress, a natural camera performer with lots of smartness and sparkle: a welcome relief from...read the complete Parent Trap, The (1998) review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)