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The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:16
Rotten:12
Average Rating:5.8/10
Consensus: Harmless piece of fluff that ought to satisfy fans of the TV show.
Theatrical Release:May 2, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $42,672,630
Synopsis: Accident-prone Lizzie McGuire (Hillary Duff) gets the adventure of a lifetime when she takes a two-week school trip to Rome following her junior high school graduation. On her first day in the... Accident-prone Lizzie McGuire (Hillary Duff) gets the adventure of a lifetime when she takes a two-week school trip to Rome following her junior high school graduation. On her first day in the Eternal City, Lizzie meets Paolo (Yani Gellman), half of a famous Italian pop duo. Paolo and his partner, Isabella, have recently split up due to creative differences. With the exception of her blonde tresses, all-American Lizzie is a dead ringer for the dark-haired Isabella, and charming Paolo persuades her to pretend she's Isabella at an important awards show. Posing as the diva, Lizzie is waited on hand and foot and admired by millions--and she gets to hang out with a cute Italian boy who seems to like her. Of course, sneaking away from her school tour is no easy feat, especially with group leader Miss Ungermeyer (Alex Borstein) on watch. But with the help of her lifelong pal, Gordo (Adam Lamberg), who also harbors a secret crush on his best friend, Lizzie gets to live out her fantasies. Robert Carradine, Hallie Todd, Ashlie Brillault, and Clayton Snyder reprise their roles from the Disney television series of the same name in this feature from director Jim Fall (TRICK). [More]
Starring: Hilary Duff, Adam Lamberg, Robert Carradine, Clayton Snyder
Starring: Hilary Duff, Adam Lamberg, Robert Carradine, Clayton Snyder, Ashlie Brillault, Jake Thomas, Hallie Todd, Alex Borstein, Yani Gellman, Brendan Kelly
Director: Jim Fall
Director: Jim Fall
Screenwriter: Susan Estelle Jansen, Edward Decter, John J. Strauss
Producer: Stan Rogow
Composer: Cliff Eidelman
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
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Aug 12, 2003
Reviews for The Lizzie McGuire Movie
Director Jim Fall has orchestrated Lizzie's dream vacation with energy and humor.
... [Duff's] a very charming young actress, but the material just isn't there.
For what it aspires to be -- and we're not talking Sense and Sensibility here -- it works.
Parents will adore this instructional, hopeful message. Young Duff Buffs, like my 7-year-old companion, will be in a state of beatitude.
Altogether a wasted opportunity from a Disney organization which grows more sclerotic by the minute.
It is good, clean fun and likely does not spell the end of Western civilization.
[Borstein] is the only really delightful element in the movie; everything else is simply slick and professional.
Shockingly wholesome and lots of fun, Lizzie's just the kind of girl parents want their children to hang out with.
Though likely to induce a saccharine seizure for a general audience, the movie is perfect for a girls' night out for mothers and their preteen daughters.
The filmmakers must have figured that because Duff is so cute and lovable, a compelling plot wasn't needed.
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