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TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

SimonJack "The Parent Trap II," might loosely be considered a sequel to the 1961 Walt Disney smash hit, "The Parent Trap." The story is different and the cast is mostly changed. The only thing that ties it to the original is Hayley Mills who now plays grown-up twins around their mid-30s. Sharon Ferris is a single-parent mother raising her daughter, Nikki (played by Carrie Kei Heim). They live in the Tampa Bay area but Sharon plans to move to New York City for a new job. Nikki is about 10 years old and has a best friend, Mary Grand (played by Bridgette Andersen). Mary's dad, Bill (played by Tom Skerritt) is a single parent. The girls are distraught over the thought of being split up with Nikki's move, so they devise a plan to try to get their parents together and married. Hayley's twin sister now comes into the picture. Nikki's Aunt Susan Carey lives in California. By stretching one's imagination to include the far- fetched or unbelievable, one will accept the plot in which Nikki convinces her Aunt Susan to help set up the match. All she has to do is fly from California to Florida (while her husband is off flying commercial jetliners), remain incognito from her own sister, and impersonate her sister for one or two encounters and dates with Bill. This, of course, is to make him think she is Sharon, Nikki's mom.OK, so we viewers can accept that as necessary for such a wacky story in the first place. The film has some instances of good humor. The two young girls are the best part of the movie. But, in their conniving and plotting, we see some dishonesty and other character flaws that I don't think many parents want to encourage or condone in their children. However cute they may be. But overall, this film isn't very good. The idea had possibility but the plot seems to have holes and the screenplay is poorly done. It lacks a thread of energy and continuity. It comes across as a bunch of small vignettes pieced together to make the story. And the acting of the adults is sub-par to a person. Again, it could be due to a weak script and/or poor direction. There are times when Skerritt's character has long pauses and doesn't seem to know what to say next. Mills, in both characters, seems hesitant at times and wooden at other times. The story is a little interesting and had some possibilities – although far-fetched. The acting by the two young girls is good, and their scheming is OK (except for that character building aspect). But otherwise, this film doesn't cut it. If this is a typical example of Hayley Mills' later career and acting, I can see why her movie career tanked by the time she was 30. She was 40 years old when this TV film was made. I would imagine Tom Skerritt would just as soon forget that he made this film.

S C Let me start by saying that I am a huge fan of the original Parent Trap movie. The story line of that film is charming and there is plenty of witty, humorous dialogue. This film, the second installment, lacks the wit and charm of the original film. The story line is lame, the dialogue falls flat, and the outcome is exactly what any viewer would predict. Additionally, there are repeated references by the two main child actresses to the opposite parent's hotness, great body, etc., which I found inappropriate and a little bizarre. Why not focus on their character, sense of humor, intelligence, or excellent parenting skills instead? Hayley Mills must have been desperate for a paycheck to agree to starring in this ridiculous sequel. Ugh.

janitadavis The only thing that saves this gratuitous piece of made-for-TV garbage is the opening credits which remind you how great the first one was. When I was young I would re-watch the credits over and over again, and even eventually taped over the movie but kept the credits. The main characters were terribly acted by the two girls who manage to grate on the nerves pretty much the moment one meets them. The story was uninspired and the supporting cast was boring. No chemistry between Hayley and whats-his-face. Not even comparable to the first one and frankly should be stricken from all records. Except those wonderful opening credits. Hayley was such a doll.

Danorgan Some pretty outrageous events took place in this movie! First, Nicki Ferris and Mary Grand meet and become friends. Nicki's mom, Sharon Ferris, announces they are moveing to New York, Nicki doesn't want to go, so she and Mary put their heads together and come up with some ideas that are out of this world! (Why couldn't I think of something like that?) She gets her Aunt Susan Cary involved and she actually agrees to help! No grown up, especially a married one, would agree to impersonate someone and date a man she doesn't know. This is just too funny!