英文影评: 女男变错身 Its a Boy Girl Thing review by David Nusair

英文影评: 女男变错身 Its a Boy Girl Thing review by David Nusair   
女男变错身,Its a Boy Girl Thing

Directed by Nick Hurran and written by Geoff Deane, It's a Boy Girl Thing follows two characters - Samaire Armstrong's goody-goody Nell and Kevin Zegers' rebellious Woody - as they switch bodies following an argument in front of an ancient Aztec statue. As expected, It's a Boy Girl Thing possesses many of the touchstones that have come to be associated with movies of this ilk - with much of the opening half devoted to sequences in which Nell and Woody mess with each other's lives (ie Woody-as-Nell starts dressing her in skanky clothes, while Nell-as-Woody breaks up with his cheerleader girlfriend). Such shenanigans eventually grow tiresome, however, and there's simply no denying the ineffectiveness of the film's second act - which is almost disastrously saggy and uneventful. It's not until Deane - having essentially dropped the comedic elements - places the emphasis on the more dramatic elements within the story that things start to improve, with the film ultimately adopting the feel of a genuinely affecting romance (the inclusion of a surprisingly touching moment between Nell and her father doesn't hurt, either). Armstrong and Zegers are cute and charming in their respective roles, while the supporting cast has been populated with a whole host of familiar Canadian faces (Maury Chaykin, Robert Joy, and Emily Hampshire, to name a few). Though nobody will ever mistake It's a Boy Girl Thing for a classic example of the genre - even the recent Freaky Friday update had more to offer than this - the film does possess enough heart and laughs to warrant a mild recommendation.

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