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Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

ani_love_99 When I first downloaded the movie it did not expect to like because of the negative comments, but after I looked at it then ran three more times in one day. Now he's my favorite movie. It's so entertaining and fascinating. I laughed the whole time. It was great to see the love between Woody and Nell blossomed in a different and fun way. I really liked the end when they fell in love in each other because they got to know each other in a quite different way and realized that they have for each other. This movie is really better than the other. Because this reveals the love between two people who initially hated. It's great how at the end he dumped her crown just for her because he realized he was in love with her and wants to be with her no matter that a few months will not be able to see each other. It was fun and a really great movie made​​. There was a scene that does not laugh. Kevin Zegers and Samaire Armstrong are the best for the roles. I recommend it to everyone. You will not regret it.

redeemerbansal If one is looking for a movie thats going to get them rolling head over heals laughing ... this is the movie for you.The best part, which I find is that the story and characters keep you constantly engrossed and all the scenes seem to have a refreshing connectivity and light humour associated with them. You would not need to worry yourself with the details as the scenes depict a natural build up of the plot.Great character portrayal, great direction, fine plot conforming to quite a decent (though predictable) climax. The Acting is brilliant and very natural.

Dragoneyed363 I'm not going to lie, really the only reason I had any interest in It's a Boy Girl Thing was because my man candy Kevin Zegers was a main star. Having said that, I thought It's a Boy Girl Thing was genuinely and truly a funny, enjoyable and nice little film to watch. It was entertaining and though the main gist has been a bit butchered, they were able to come up with fresh material that became indisputably likable and I was very pleased with the outcome of this movie.First of all, I thought the performances were believable and likable. Armstrong and Zegers have a cute chemistry and their individual performances were delightful. Even though the film is predictable, I really wasn't going to give it a hard time for that, because the performances are charming, the movie itself is well done and just a fun time, and I really don't think a film should be judged just because you know what's going to happen; it can still be satisfying and good fun. It's not meant to be an Oscar winning masterpiece, and it shows, but with the material they try to work with, they pull off a current, fun, teen rom-com.In the end, It's a Boy Girl Thing is nonetheless just a nice film to watch from time to time if you enjoy it for what it is. Armstrong and Zegers, as well as all the supporting actors and actresses, look like they have a fun time giving pleasant and congenial performances. The material is fresh for a plot that's running out of ideas and the movie is just well done from start to finish. I am glad I had the chance to watch it.

pboyall Having caught this on BBC3 the other night I was amazed such a recent film was being shown on a third rate cable channel. Looks like it did poorly at the box office and never received a US release. A great shame as this is a sweet intelligent film let down by a handful of inappropriate scenes - excising them would have only cut a few minutes from the movie, had no impact on the plot and lead to a PG rating which might have saved it at the box office. The body-swap plot device is unusual but effective and contrary to a couple of reviews, there is very little time spent on the leads' explicit reaction to their new bodies; the trailer probably includes the bulk of the "gross-out" type scenes. That is not to say that their situation is ignored, merely that the writing is more intelligent than to dwell upon anatomical differences. Instead, the focus is on Woody and Nell learning the drives and motivations of each other (and their genders in general) together with the impact that they have upon the other. A particularly well crafted scene sees Woody-in-Nell trying to comfort one of the other girls, in the process realising the shallowness and destructiveness of his male friends. The emphasis is distinctly on the "Drama" part of "Comedy-Drama", with little recourse to the sort of humour found in, for example, a Farrelly or Wayans film.The plot moves at a lightening pace, with the characters established and body-swap complete just 10 minutes in. It then straight-lines to the telegraphed ending, with just one minor twist on the way. Despite only running at 90 minutes this velocity gives time for some decent character development, including that of some of the secondary characters. Indeed, by the 40 minute mark the initial antagonism has dissipated and the bulk of the film is able to concentrate on their burgeoning romance and character growth as each appreciates the hopes and fears of the other. A couple of small scenes give the respective fathers a decent back-story involving a friendship destroyed by the ambition of Nell's mother, a friendship it is inferred will be renewed in a mirroring of Nell and Woody's own relationship. For a lightweight teen Comedy-Drama, there is a lot more substance and acting ability than could be expected; Robert Joy and Maury Chakin lend some heavyweight credentials while Samaire Armstrong and Keven Zegers demonstrate real ability with their parts. Zegers perhaps has more opportunity to emote (Armstrong playing a "macho male" for the bulk of the film) but both carry their parts convincingly. The "We like to play ball" scene where Woody attempts to explain why football is so important to him (it's his only route to a better life) is performed with such conviction by Armstrong that you feel genuine emotion at his frustration and loss despite the somewhat muddled wording. Somehow the film even manages to lever in some social commentary, namely that for someone like Woody High School is "as good as it gets" and the time of his greatest triumph will be simultaneously the start of a lifetime of disappointment while for Nell school is just a distraction on the way to bigger things, thus leading to their differing outlooks. It is implied they have each chosen a different path from similar beginnings (having always lived next to each other) and that each is both happy and miserable with the diametrically opposed traps in which they find themselves.The soundtrack is somewhat eclectic, ranging from Eminem through Scissor Sisters to Elton John (albeit as part of a running gag). However, it fits with the film and having 21st century groups (e.g. Girls Aloud) covering 80s classics is a nice touch, indicating the origins of the genre in 80s "Brat Pack" movies. In fact, there is little to date this film (Nell's 2010 acceptance letter being the only real clue to its recent production) which speaks for the timelessness of the story.Ultimately the film is able to be more than its components. It does not set out as a "message movie", but nevertheless there is a strong thread running through the film that people should be free to choose for themselves. We are never patronised into believing that Nell is anything other than attractive (as opposed to the plot of "She's all that") or that she couldn't be popular if she wished; she finds herself on the sidelines primarily from acceding to her mother's wishes. The film is smart enough to avoid the usual teen-movie theme ("outsider becomes accepted by wearing the right clothes and acting cool"). In fact, it shows one supporting character initially doing exactly that but ultimately with a bit of help from Woody finding real happiness by making her own decisions. The ending is deliberately ambiguous about the future for the happy couple, but it strongly implies that each has discovered the way to true happiness is to be comfortable with who you are rather than what other people want you to be. For a teen Rom-Com that's a pretty good story.