Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities, they each get a peek at how the other person feels, thinks and lives.
Lindsay Lohan
Anna Coleman
Jamie Lee Curtis
Tess Coleman
Harold Gould
Grandpa
Chad Michael Murray
Jake
Mark Harmon
Ryan
Stephen Tobolowsky
Mr. Bates
Christina Vidal
Maddie
Ryan Malgarini
Harry Coleman
Haley Hudson
Peg
Rosalind Chao
Pei-Pei
Lucille Soong
Pei-Pei's Mom
Willie Garson
Evan
Dina Spybey-Waters
Dottie Robertson
Julie Gonzalo
Stacey Hinkhouse
Christina Marie Walter
Same Shirt Girl
Lu Elrod
Detention Monitor
Heather Hach
Gym Teacher
Lorna Scott
Butcher Woman
Chris Carlberg
Ethan - Drummer
Danny Rubin
Scott - Bass Player
Hayden Tank
Harry's Friend #1
Cayden Boyd
Harry's Friend #2
Marc McClure
Boris
Chris Heuisler
Mr. Waters
Jeffrey Marcus
Depressed Patient
Jacqueline Heinze
Crying Patient
Mary Ellen Trainor
Diary Reading Patient
Erica Gimpel
Harry's Teacher
William Caploe
Talk Show P.A.
Daniel Raymont
Makeup Artist
Veronica Brooks
Champagne Waitress
Lee Burns
Bouncer
Amir Derakh
House of Blues Emcee
Zoe Waters
Wedding Baby
Director
Mark Waters
Book, Novel
Mary Rodgers
Screenplay
Leslie Dixon
Screenplay
Heather Hach
July 13, 2020
7
Really good watch, will watch again, and can recommend.
I'm not sure what it is about this movie, but it's just an easy, fun watch. Jamie Lee Curtis is a seasoned actress, and Lindsey Lohan had finally built enough experience to be reliable in this role where she's basically doing an impression of Jamie Lee Curtis being her mom. I'm not a huge fan of either one, but I'm not going to deny their acting "chops" and they bring it here, giving the audience a natural and fun atmosphere to the dilemma.
There are several very good improvements on original movie in this: cutting a lot of the thought narrative, adding a medium for the swap magic, having them wake up different instead of insta-switching, and several of the added plot lines really help fill out the world better. A career woman is more interesting to follow than a housewife (not that it's necessarily more important), the romance line(s) in this are surprising and slightly less creepy, and swapping a sports game out for musical show not only allowed for the cross competition between character events, but also allows for some great alt rock music throughout the movie: I'll admit to enjoying a movie more when I can relate to the music better.
There are several good supporting actors (big and small), to include the Chinese restaurant family which, I think is a very nice cherry on top of the story. By having the source of the magic be an outside party, I think it helps the complexity of the story without causing confusion.
It's a fun watch, give it a go.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$26,000,000.00
Revenue:
$160,846,332.00