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It's a Boy Girl Thing It's a Boy Girl Thing
Starring: It's a Boy Girl Thing Directed By: Nick Hurran Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen Label: ANCHOR BAY Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: June 17, 2008 Running Time: 95 minutes Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Product Description: High school quarterback Woody Deanne (Kevin Zegers of FELICITY: AN AMERICAN GIRL ADVENTURE) is a sexist jock who lives for hip-hop. His next-door neighbor and sworn enemy Nell Bedworth (Samaire Armstrong of THE O.C. and ENTOURAGE) is a smart and sensitive virgin who loves Shakespeare. But one morning, they mysteriously wake up in the strangest place of all: Each other's bodies! Even if they can now survive their switched lives of girls' showers, boys' locker rooms, college interviews, Homecoming football and destroying each other's reputations, will they find that falling in love may be the ultimate out-of-body experience? Sharon Osbourne co-stars in this wild gender-bender comedy featuring a hot soundtrack of hits by Eminem, Black Eyed Peas, Elton John, James Blunt, Ozzy Osbourne, Girls Aloud, Mystikal and more!
Amazon.com: A body-swapping comedy, It's a Boy Girl Thing takes a look at what happens when contentious next door neighbors have to literally live in each other's body for a while. Nell (Samaire Armstrong, Entourage, Dirty Sexy Money) is a studious geek. Woody (Kevin Zegers, Transamerica) is the high school football hero. Though they've known each other their entire lives, the two are happiest pretending the other doesn't exist. Psychoanalysis might conclude that it's because each has aspects that they are trying to subliminate in themselves, but in this farce, which executive-produced by Elton John, the plot is much less deep. It's a Boy Girl Thing has more in common with Rob Schneider's crude body-switch-'em-up The Hot Chick than, say, Tom Hanks' Big (Where his character didn't change sexes, but did grow from a little boy to a grown man overnight). At its best, the film offers a few laughs and some sight gags. At its worst, the characters utter lines such as, "I'm a loser, I'm trouble and I'm stupid. It's basic genetics." Written by Geoff Deane, who fared much better with the clever Kinky Boots, It's a Boy Girl Thing capitalizes on the strength of the lead actors. While Armstrong and Zegers look like they could be old enough to be paying off their student loans, they have the mannerisms and nuances of teenagers down pat. Once they swap bodies and have to work together to get their lives back, they also exhibit wonderful chemistry. So nice, in fact, that for a nanosecond, you almost wish they would never get their old lives back. --Jae-Ha Kim
Predictable...But Thoroughly Enjoyable!! I really enjoyed this movie and although the storyline has been done before it was a well acted movie! I laughed in places and just sat back and really loved it! I bought it for me 11 year old daughter but I must say I liked it just as much as she did. She laughed and laughed at the closing sequence in the credits. Would recommend it to all!
I'm way too old to feel this damn young It's interesting that a film can bring back those hopes and painful memories of the past so easily. I've been out of high school for a very long time but found I really enjoyed this film. It didn't go over the top and it gave me some good laughs. The soundtrack was exceptional and brought alot of energy and mood to the film. Kevin Zegers and Samaire Armstrong were impressive in their respective roles. It's a romantic comedy with some familiar gags, but Maury Chaykin and Sharon Osborne as Woody's parents give it a different flavor. It's one I'd watch more than once so that should say it has some depth of character. Is it a four star movie or is it just that Kevin Zegers is so spell-binding??? What's the difference....it's a four star spell-binding performance and wouldn't be the same without him, however it was well done all the way around.
It was kind of fun Okay, I did enjoy this movie for the most part. The actors did a good job with a pretty predictable plot that really had only one possible resolution. All of the characters were stereotypes of one sort or another but of course, the two leads get over their personal prejudices and move to the inevitable ending. sigh. If there was one thing that could have made this better (at least from my perspective) is that they could have done away with so much of the humor being dependant upon sexual organs. The film was cute, funny and touching. It seemed to be pretty well acted and made you feel good in the end. Oh, and Nell's dad: There was a man of integrity. What a guy! Worth seeing...once
I didn't rent it but... it made me laugh. "It's is a boy girl thing" isn't the kind of movie I'd normally rent. In fact, I didn't rent it, but when I found it in my house, I gave in to temptation and watched it. I must confess it made me laugh.
This film is very predictable, but quite funny, despite the fact that the humor is rather crude sometimes... The two main characters are Nell (Samaire Armstrong), a bright and somewhat nerdy young woman, and Woody (Kevin Zegers), a football player that has the popularity that Nell lacks, but isn't very accustomed to using his brain. Even though these typical albeit very different teenagers can't stand each other, they will have to reach a compromise, due to an spell that ends up switching their bodies. Confusion ensues, as you can imagine...
All in all, I think that those that are expecting the classic high school comedy will like it, if their expectations are just to have some fun... If that is your case, recommended.
Not Great...Not Terrible Ah, yes, the whole body switch scenario. Sure, it's been done many times, but that's probably because we all have some sort of curiosity as to what it's like to be somebody else. And since it's impossible, the only way to mildly entertain that fantasy is a movie.
Of course, we always want to switch bodies with someone who is entirely different from us, otherwise, what fun would it be? It's a Boy Girl Thing has the entire opposite part down to a "T." It takes a boy, Woody (Zegers), the popular jock with a middleclass socioeconomic status and switches his body with a girl, Nell (Armstrong), an intellectual and not so popular girl with a higher standard of living. Woody is loud, obnoxious, and listens to rap music, while Nell is proper, keeps to herself, and listens to mellower music. The two are next door neighbors who bicker constantly over their obvious differences. Once they accidentally switch bodies, they are forced to see what it's like to have the other's life.
Although, nothing new, the movie does have some quite entertaining moments. It addresses a key question I've always wondered if guys and girls were able to switch bodies: how does it feel to suddenly have man or lady parts opposite of one's own? It's comical and really emphasizes the differences between guys and girls (now if only they could have a movie where they switch bodies as a woman is in labor.) The movie is, for the most part enjoyable to watch, however, there are parts that seem a little unbelievable at times. But, then again, this movie suspends reality by making switching bodies possible in the first place, so I suppose it's fine. Armstrong and Zegers do a good job in this film and it's hilarious to see them portray the opposite sex. They also had pretty good onscreen chemistry throughout. I do feel, however, that both of them are capable of much more than this movie showcases.
All and all, the movie is nothing great, nor terrible. It has its laugh out loud moments and charm. There is a nice progression along with a neatly packaged ending that will leave you satisfied. And I suspect most people won't expect anything more from this movie than what it has to offer anyway.
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