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The Parent Trap II
1986 81 min United States of America G 0+
★6.4
Family, Comedy, TV Movie, Romance
Director: Ron Maxwell
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Description
Two best friends plot to get their single parents together to stop one of them from moving to New York.
Starring
Hayley Mills
Actor
Tom Skerritt
Actor
Carrie Kei Heim
Actor
Key opinion
The Parent Trap II is generally regarded as an inferior follow-up that fails to capture the magic of the 1961 original. While some viewers find it to be a passable and surprisingly entertaining made-for-TV effort, others criticize it for its lack of substance and implausible plot.
| Originality | The film functions adequately as a low-stakes, made-for-TV follow-up, even if it falls short of the quality established by the original. | |
| Screenplay | The plot, which centers on a forced relationship between strangers, lacks the fundamental charm and narrative substance of the original twins-reunited dynamic. | |
| Screenplay | Viewers are split on the quality of the premise: some appreciate a more realistic approach, while others find the setup contrived and childish. | |
| Emotion | Opinions on the overall entertainment value are divided, with some finding it surprisingly enjoyable and others dismissing it as entirely avoidable. |