Switching Goals

2000

Switching Goals

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Twin sisters discover trading places isn't quite as simple as they imagined in this comedy for the whole family. Emma Stanton (Ashley Olsen) and Samantha Stanton (Mary-Kate Olsen) are a pair of 12-year-old identical twins who look alike, but otherwise have little in common. Samantha -- or Sam, as most everyone calls her -- loves sports and isn't much on frilly stuff, while Emma is a junior fashion maven who doesn't have any use for her sister's tomboy interests. Their father (Eric Lutes) thinks he doesn't have a close enough relationship with Emma, so he decides to draft her onto the winning girls' soccer team he's coaching; their mother (Kathryn Greenwood) signs Sam up for a second-string team coached by someone who acts as if he could hardly be bothered to watch the game. Neither Sam nor Emma is happy with this situation, so they decide to swap places on the teams; at first, neither Mom or Dad are the wiser, but when the girls' wildly different levels of play become obvious, Emma discovers she has to act like Sam to keep her folks from catching on to their plan, and vice versa.

Rating:

G (nothing objectionable)
Genre:

Comedy, Kids & Family, Television
Directed By:

David Steinberg
Written By:

David Kukoff, Matt Roshkow
In Theaters:

Apr 1, 2000 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jun 11, 2002
Runtime:

85 minutes
Studio:

Warner Home Video

Cast

Mary-Kate Olsen
as Sam Stanton

Ashley Olsen
as Emma Stanton

Eric Lutes
as Jerry Stanton

Kathryn Greenwood
as Denise

Jake LeDoux
as Richie

Ted Atherton
as Mitch

Vito Rezza
as Sal

Joe Grifasi
as Dave

Keith White
as Willard

Robert Clark
as Helmet Head

Brian Heighton
as Jim

Damir Andrei
as Arden

Jesse Farb
as Oscar

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Critic Reviews for Switching Goals

All Critics (5) | Rotten (5)

Twins and their dad try to cheat but learn fair play.

June 23, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Barbara Shulgasser
Common Sense Media
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August 2, 2005 | Rating: 2/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
So horrific are the Olsen flicks that their only logical use could be as "bad-behavior deterrents" (As in: "Behave yourself or I'll put on that Olsen twins movie!")

November 22, 2002 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…

Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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July 30, 2002 | Rating: 1/5

Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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January 1, 2000 | Rating: 52/100

Brian Webster
Apollo Guide