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Lohan skillfully contrasts the American/British accents and mannerisms of the two girls you know and believe which twin she is at any given moment. No split screens, backs of heads of fake-looking 'doubles' etc. The fx and editing to stand Lohan's two characters together is magnificently done it really looks like two actresses. The obvious chemistry of the parents (Randy Quaid and Natasha Richardson) is great, and begs a question which is never answered to satisfaction, 'Why did they split up in the first place?' Everything in the film symbolically shows that they were made for each other: even their respective maid and butler take a shine to each other. The evil stepmother-to-be is over-the-top evil (even called Cruella De Ville by one of the girls), and she's a character you love to hate. It's a Disney flick, so the comedy is family slapstick variety as you would expect. Hayley Mills carried the dual roles of twins learning of each other's existence and concocting a plot to reunite their divorced parents splendidly in the '60's version, and Lindsay Lohan showed wonderful comedic talent at an early age in this delightful remake. This is one of those rare cases where a terrific movie is equaled by its remake.

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