Forget Wife Swap! Parent Trap makes it big!

Parent Trap is a fun filled family film which was released in 1998, staring three well known actors (Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson). Lindsay Lohan plays the twins (Hallie Parker and Annie James) in her Child-actor form who performs in this role extremely well and brings a sense of love and family values to her character.
This is a well known film as it is a remake of the classic made in 1961. however, if I had to compare the two films. I would have to say that the 1998 version was the best in terms of reflection of contemporary lifestyle. The story line is rather basic and also is real-life (Not that this is based on a real-life story. However, it could possibly happen and therefore is realistic).  The parents of these twins go through with a divorce just after the children’s birth, one of the parents moves to California, the other to London. Each one has one of the twins. The twins grow up as an ‘only child’ only to find out that they’re not when they are sent of to a summer camp where they re-unite and fight until they finally realise they share the same parents. They then switch places and change their identities in order to get to know the other parents…
The creators have made a set of characters in which all audiences can relate to:

Hallie: The typical American child. Lives on a sort of Ranch with her father. Life is split into two at the thought of her Father remarrying
Annie: The English Rose. Mother is a top business woman. Mother did not re-marry however never talks about Annie’s Father.
The Butler: Who is also a dear friend to the family. Becomes emotionally attached to the family and therefore is seen as a ‘member’ of the family. Falls in love at the end of the film…
Nicholas Parker: The father who wishes to re-marry a women more than 12 years his junior. However, doesn’t seem to realise what he’s in for.
Elizabeth James: A top Wedding designer in London therefore successful mother, very much so educated. Lives at home with the one twin.
Meridith Blake: The gold-digger…

This is one classic re-made in order to make it much more of a classic in which will not be forgotten anytime soon. I bought this DVD rather recently after having seen the film at least once a year since it was released. This is one product that I would very much recommend. It’s one that all of the family would enjoy, you’ll laugh and possibly even cry but at the end of it you will feel that watch this film was justified as it will leave you with the ‘feel-good’ factor. Definitely a Christmas favourite, fully recommended.