We start in the life of a mother named Tess Coleman (Jaime Lee Curtis) and her daughter Anna Coleman (Lindsay Lohan). That's odd Lindsay Lohan was in another remake to a Disney movie I recently reviewed. Anyway, Anna goes to school and gets an F in English class and her enemy Stacy (Julie Gonzalo) hits her on the head with a dodge ball. Anna gets sent to detention. Tess talks to the caterer for her wedding and goes to her job. When Anna gets home she practices with her rock band. One of the members of the rock band tells Anna that they have an audition the next day. But it takes place on the same day as her mother's wedding rehearsal so her fiends tell her to ask her mom if she can come. That night Tess, Anna, and the rest of the family go out for Chinese food. Anna and Tess have an argument and the woman who owns the restaurant (Lucille Soong) gives them a fortune cookie. When they open the cookie and an earthquake happens...yeah that's a thing. But only Anna and Tess feel the earthquake.
The next day when Tess wakes up she realizes that she is in Anna's body. Tess goes to her room and finds out that Anna is in her body. So they decide to try live the day as the other. Tess goes to Anna's school where she is given a test on "Hamlet". She answers the test correctly but the teacher Mr. Bates (Stephen Tobolowsky) gives her an F on the test. Tess recognizes Mr. Bates as a boy who asked her out to the dance and she said no so he gets his revenge by giving Anna bad grades. Meanwhile Anna goes to Tess's work. After work someone tells her that she is appearing on a talk show. At school Tess has to take Anna's test but Anna's enemy Stacy makes it look like Tess was copying her test. So she get's sent to detention. After detention one of the teens that work at the school named Jake (Chad Michael Murray) lets her into the teachers lounge so she can retake her test. Meanwhile Anna appears on the talk show and it is pretty much a disaster. So Tess and Anna go the Chinese restaurant where they got switched. The woman says that when the fortune in the cookie comes true they will be back to normal.
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That night at the wedding rehearsal Anna's friend sneak into the rehearsal. They ask if they can take Anna to the band auditions; they say yes. But Tess is still in Anna's body so Anna goes backstage at the concert and plays the guitar and Tess just fakes it. But they are still in the wrong body's and it is time for Tess to give a toast. So Anna in Tess's body gives a heartfelt speech and that switches them back. Tess and her fianceè get married and Anna's rock band is a success.The End.
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This movie was surprisingly good. Both actresses do a good job impersonating the other and it can feel emotional at times. But there are a few problems. For example, it is very dated. Like you know when it is supposed to take place. Also Stacy never really gets her comeuppance. I mean Tess does sabotage her test but we never see the end result of that. This was a good movie I do not regret seeing.
Changes From Original: Where do I start? The sub plot about the wedding Rehearsal is new and it is a band audition instead of a water skiing show. There is a reason for why they switch this time. However it is a dumb reason (seriously, a magic fortune cookie?). The mother has a money job in this version which does lead to some comical moments. The personalities of Anna and Tess are way different from the original. Over all they are very different.
Which is Better: This one is totally a matter of preference sense they are very different. The Original is just your normal body swap senerio. The remake does add some new stuff to the senerio. But for me...I still can't decide.
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