The Lizzie Mcguire Movie (2003)
The only risk in taking an adventure is not taking it at all
Starring: Hilary Duff, Adam Lamberg, Hallie Todd, Robert Carradine, Jake Thomas, Ashlie Brillault, Clayton Snyder, Alex Borstein, Yani Gellman, Brendan Kelly, Carly Schroeder, Jody Racicot
Director: Jim Fall
Running Time: 94 minutes
US MPAA rating: N/AUK BBFC rating: U
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Suddenly, I have a horrible feeling I completely misjudged 'What A Girl Wants'. I gave that movie 2 out of 10, thinking it impossible for the similarly-themed 'Lizzie McGuire Movie' to be even worse. I was wrong, which presents me with a conundrum - score it a 2 and pretend it's on a level pegging with 'WAGW', or drop it down to 1, a score normally reserved exclusively for Nicole Kidman films. I think I'll do the first one.
In case you don't know, Lizzie McGuire (played by Hilary Duff) is already a well-known name on the tweeny-bopper circuit thanks to a strangely popular Disney Channel TV series. Having stumbled her way through her junior high graduation ceremony, Lizzie sets off for two weeks in Italia with best chum Gordo (Adam Lamberg) and the rest of her class.
While sight-seeing in Rome, she bumps into 17-year-old Paulo (Yani Gellman), who's one half of an insipid Italian pop duo and also a bit of a smoothy. He claims she's the spitting image of singing partner Isabella - and, given that she's also played by Duff, you can see his point.
Paolo claims Isabella can't sing a note - God knows what Simon Cowell would say. Anyway, you can see where it's going - that's right, he wants the cripplingly-shallow Lizzie to take her place in the limelight. So, before you can say "why on Earth am I even watching this pile of mince", he's convinced her to join him in a Milli Vanilli-style awards ceremony scam.
Regular - and wholly unnecessary - interruptions are provided in the form of Lizzie's crudely-drawn animated alter-ego. How are we supposed to concentrate on paying attention to the rank-awful script, flaw-packed plotline and crudely-disguised advertisement for Duff's looming pop career when this irritating caricature keeps popping up and making witless and instantly forgettable remarks?
It's Got: Atomic Kitten droning over the opening credits - not a good start, particularly if you've got ears.
It Needs: Don't tempt me.
Alternatives: Gidget Goes To Rome, What A Girl Wants
Summary: and that's only because Kidman's not in it.
Review by Gary Panton
Review Date: 29th August 2003
External Links
Official Web Site
The Lizzie Mcguire Movie at the IMDB
Comments23 Comments |
| Hilary duff is a spectacular entertainer. Can you seriously compete with being a 16 year old millionaire? |
| Comment by:- mish | iuo | 21 July 2004 | ip: logged |
| I thought that the Lizzie McGuire movie was great. I hadn't watched the show to much but now I do. |
| Comment by:- Jessica | none | 17 August 2004 | ip: logged |
| the lizzie mcguire movie was awsome. my favourite part in it is at the very end because paoulo tries to sing i mean actually sing. paoulo makes Lizzie beleive that Issabella is the one who lipsinks but really he does. when they turn of paulo's mic so that it's just tje music and not the boy 's voice on the radio they ask paoulo to sing and he makes a fool out of himself because he has a to high and sscratchy voice. i almost peed my pants. so if you are a person who likes comedy, adventure and just a plain good movie then i recommend this movie to you. |
| Comment by:- Michaela | | 20 August 2004 | ip: logged |
| well i thought that it brang out my inner shelf so i thought that it was a spectaculer movie. |
| Comment by:- hailey | none | 26 August 2004 | ip: logged |
| well i thought that it brang out my inner shelf so i thought that it was a spectaculer movie. |
| Comment by:- hailey | none | 26 August 2004 | ip: logged |
| it was a great movie one of the best movies i have ever seen in my life and i am 14 years old i am crazy about hilary duff |
| Comment by:- Lauren | www.movie-gazette.com/cinervie... | 03 September 2004 | ip: logged |
| I liked it cause Lizzy actually gets with the guy she wanted for ever!!! I am 17!!! please e-mail me @ dej05@juno.com if u want more info. |
| Comment by:- Kari Kamiya | | 16 September 2004 | ip: logged |
| I AM HILARY'S BIGGEST BIGGEST BIGGGGGGGEST FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i own the lizzie mcguire movie and have seen it 1000 times!!!!!!!!!!!!!i think it sooo rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!n you ppl who r dissing it ought 2 be sued!!!!!!!!!!!!i love the tide is high bit....and when hilary sings'this is what dreams are made of'i love the kiss at the end between gordo and lizzie.i loved alex borstein's comical timing.i loved all of hilary's outfits.i loved rome.i loved how hilary pretends to be sick to sneak out.i love her funny dresses on the catwalk(especially that one with lights LOL)in short, I LOVED THE MOVIE!!!!!!!!!and so does evry1 who has given comments here!!!!!it was ahot according to my hilary duff devoted popstar magazine.and i give it 20/10!!!!its onbe of my fav movies!!!!i have seen(and own on tape)all the lizzie episodes(i own all the books 2)and this movie is an awesome end to all of that.HILARY ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!you have no right to criticize her, and the movie!i think all the work shes done is AMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZING, ok!?!?!?!? |
| Comment by:- anupama(hilary's biggest fan) | | 19 September 2004 | ip: logged |
| it was a hit*(i sed ahot by mistake but i actually meant 'a hit')(and i lovvvvvvvvvvved the caricatures) |
| Comment by:- anupama(hilary's biggest fan) | | 19 September 2004 | ip: logged |
| oh yah and im 12 years old,k? |
| Comment by:- anupama(hilary's biggest fan) | | 19 September 2004 | ip: logged |
| o ya n ive got this really kewl hilary poster shes in these black leather pants n stuff n shes dancin...i got it frm tiger beat.n i also got a poster of mk n ash n one of avril.i like em a lot 2!!!!!!!both of em r frm popstar!n i think mark ruffalo is suuuuuuuuuuuch a cutie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Comment by:- anupama(hilary's biggest fan) | | 27 September 2004 | ip: logged |
| And the diluting of the human gene pool continues.. Kids, before you go on the internet and comment on how great your favorite show is. Please for the love of god learn to type beyond things like using "U" instead of "You" and "R" Instead of "Are". If your going to argue, do it so our fine critics can understand you. (Typos are understandable, everyone does them, but you just sound stupid if you type in nothing BUT Typos.) Thanks |
| Comment by:- VCR | | 26 October 2004 | ip: logged |
| i thought the movie was the best movie i have ever seen in my life and my favorite part was when isabella and lizzie met and paolo is so hot i love him and i think lizzie makes a great couple together and i wish they were together in real life well bye people |
| Comment by:- lisa | | 28 October 2004 | ip: logged |
| i love hilary duff. i want to go and meet her sometime in concert. i am a big fan of her. email me at majeda010@msn.com |
| Comment by:- majeda begum | www.movie-gazette.com/cinerevi... | 20 November 2004 | ip: logged |
| hey the movie was just awesome. even though i haden't watched it. people who hat lizzie. try and persuade them, and i am sure they'll luv it too. i am soo intrested in hilary duff, and i want 2 go and meet her sometime. and plus i know her friend so i can go and meet her sometime. isn't that great? |
| Comment by:- hilary duff | www.movie-gazette.com/cinerevi... | 20 November 2004 | ip: logged |
| I think that the Lizzie McGuire movie was alright. I mean I have seen better but it wasn't completely disgusting. I am now 13 years old and so I can't say that it didn't catch my attention when it first came out because I was 11 or 12 at that time. Hilary Duff isn't the worlds best actress but I would give her a 6 out of 10. |
| Comment by:- Amanda | | 23 November 2004 | ip: logged |
| you rock hillary duff I watch your program everyday email me at alyssa_drury@yahoo.com |
| Comment by:- alyssa | | 04 December 2004 | ip: logged |
| I LUVED DA FILM. IT WOZ SO COOL. I LUVED IT DAT GORDO AND LIZZIE FINALLY GOT 2GETHER. IT WOZ SO WICKED. HILARY HAS GOT SUCH A GUD VOICE. |
| Comment by:- SK8ER GAL | | 21 December 2004 | ip: logged |
| I hate hilary..... and dislike greatly her movies |
| Comment by:- Latifa | | 24 December 2004 | ip: logged |
| hey hilary!!!!!!!! oh my gosh you my huge fan.i watched the lizzie mcguire movie today and yesterday because i loved it sooooo much.i loved the part when you started even my sisters liked it.and i liked when you got together with gordo.and you were soo gougise.i wish yu were my sister.bye!!!!! |
| Comment by:- lil hilary | hilaryduff | 28 December 2004 | ip: logged |
| hey hilary!!!!oh my gosh your my huge fan.lol.I WATCHED THE LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE TODAY AND YESTERDAY because i loved it so much.i liked the part when you started singing in the end. my sisters even loved it.i liked when you got together with gordo.i wish you were my sister.bye!!!oh ps[i wrote this again b cuz i did some things wrong] |
| Comment by:- lil hilary | hilary duff | 28 December 2004 | ip: logged |
| Comment by:- Araba | | 02 January 2005 | ip: logged |
| The movie was soooooooooooooooo coooooooooooooooooooool i told my mum about it she said it was a good film 2 but she had it on when i woz at school when i got home she cept talking about it so i just told her to shut up. my fav part was at the end when lizze sang what dreams are made of on her own because at the beging she was not very good in cowds but she woz at the end |
| Comment by:- Araba | | 02 January 2005 | ip: logged |
