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Kevin Zegers, Samaire Armstrong, Mpho Koaho, Sharon Osbourne, Brooke D'Orsay ... see more see more... , Emily Hampshire , Robert Joy , Sherry Miller , Genelle Williams , Kathryn Haggis , Maury Chaykin , Dan Warry-Smith , Balazs Koos , Alex Nussbaum , Jack Duffy , John Bregar , David Ndaba , Robert James Ramsey , Michael Lazarovitch , Roman Podhora , Brandon Carrera , Adrian Roberto , Justin Tensen , Shane Daly , Jennifer Markowitz , Snow Ellen-Ray , Richard Fitzpatrick

Two kids with nothing in common are brought together in a very unexpected way in this comedy. Nell (Samaire Armstrong) is a pretty but hopelessly geeky teenage girl who loves Shakespeare and wants lit... read more read more...tle more than to study literature at Yale when she graduates from high school in a few months Woody (Kevin Zegers), who lives next door, is the quarterback on the school's football team, and seems like a sure bet to land a lucrative football scholarship despite the fact he isn't especially bright. Nell and Woody are not at all friendly and normally have nothing to say to one another, but one day during a class field trip to a historical museum, the two fall under the spell of an Incan icon and when they awake the next morning, Woody's mind is in Nell's body, and vice versa. Neither is comfortable with their sudden gender switch or having to assume the other's personalities, but they quickly realize that until they can find a way to reverse the spell, they have to work together if Nell is to go to Yale and Woody is to get his scholarship and move away from this loutish parents (Sharon Osborne and Maury Chaykin. Elton John was an executive producer on It's A Boy Girl Thing, and songs from his back catalog appear on the soundtrack. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Nick Hurran

Release Date: December 26, 2006

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DVD Release Date: June 17, 2008

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  • fb223580
    April 10, 2012
    fb223580
    Characters and dialogue were boring. flat one-dimensional stereotypes. Nothing clever or original here. Surpisingly fun anyway.
  • LWOODS04
    September 22, 2011
    LWOODS04
    Cast: Samaire Armstrong, Kevin Zegers, Sherry Miller, Robert Joy, Brooke D'Orsay, Sharon Osbourne, Maury Chaykin, Mpho Koaho, Dan Warry-Smith, Emily Hampshire, Kathryn Haggis, Genelle Williams, Jack Duffy

    Director: Nick Hurran

    Summary: A visit to a natural history museum ... read moreproves catastrophic for high school rivals Nell (Samaire Armstrong), the overachiever, and Woody (Kevin Zegers), the jock, when an ancient Aztec statue casts a spell that causes them to switch bodies. Now, the pair is forced to experience life from a different perspective and see exactly what it's like to walk in the other's shoes.

    My Thoughts: "I thought this movie gave a nice spin to Freaky Friday. It was funny, cute, and entertaining. I laughed throughout it. It was predictable as most of these teen comedies are, but it was just a fun movie to watch. I would watch it again. There is the jock, the smart nerdy girl, the head cheerleader, the jock sidekick, and the girl who wants to be popular and noticed. So its your average teen high school movie just with a twist. Although, I was surprised to see Sharon Osbourne having a role in this movie. She plays the jocks (Kevin Zegers) mother. She was mediocre. Not bad. All in all it was a good comedy high school flick."
  • helpahorse
    August 4, 2011
    helpahorse
    This movie was really bad. I was actually shocked when I saw it had a 63% fresh rating...but then I saw only 8 people reviewed it then I wasn't shocked anymore. The acting in this movie is so unbelievably terrible....really terrible like atrociously bad. I was like is this movie ... read moreserious right now? The jokes or attempted jokes weren't funny either. They were stupid. It was all cliched shit that everyone has seen before. I actually stopped watching this movie at the 30 minute mark because it was so insanely awful. I didn't understand why Kevin Zegers and the girl hated each other so much. They live next door, Kevin Zegers is hot, I'd expect the girl to be BFFL with Zegers...at least I would if I lived next door to him. If she was friends with him then maybe she'd have a ride to school every day and not have to ride the bus. Both those kids in the movie btw do not pass for high schoolers. It was so obvious they were in their early twenties, they just looked weird being placed in a high school setting. While I'm ranting, I might as well add the fact that the pacing for this movie was way too fast. The characters are barely introduced and then they switched bodies. Like wtf. So glad I did not waste my time watching any more of this crap. I love Kevin Zegers though, but I like him much better when he doesn't star in shit films.
  • jjnxn
    March 5, 2010
    jjnxn
    Standard body switching comedy with a boy girl twist, nothing new but pleasant enough if you aren't expecting too much.
  • dreamfaeries
    August 26, 2009
    dreamfaeries
    So bad that it is so stinkin' cute.
  • romy861
    March 22, 2008
    romy861
    Awful acting, honestly, the worst I have seen in a long time. A story you could see coming a mile off, nothing even remotely clever or new about it except for how unconvincing the cast was. I Honestly don't know why I liked it so much.
  • StarCrossedVoyager
    December 26, 2007
    StarCrossedVoyager
    Really cute and a true chick flick! Funny but sad and inspiring. Makes me want to do something with my life.
  • cobaein
    January 15, 2011
    cobaein
    Hillarious, but Not for under-ages.
    "When there is a will, there is a way..." :D
  • husky10000years
    June 8, 2008
    husky10000years
    The movie was hilarious with various scenes referring around the sexual differences but without reverting to crude and tasteless humour. The story was extremely predictable but it was a great improvement on the list of poor body swap movies that have been released in the last few... read more years. Watchable.
  • Lemure
    March 21, 2009
    Lemure
    Oh, there's this girl who's miss perfect, she works hard at school and wants to go to Yale. Then there's this guy who comes from a lesser background and plays football, and they hate each other...but suddenly they find themselves in each others body. Nothing original here but wha... read moret I liked was how much the two leads got into the role, even down to the walk of the opposite sex. They start out hating each other and going out of their way to ruin the others life but then work together to get their respective goals and then fall in love. It has quite a few funny moments and I was surprised by how much I liked it - the girl especially gives a really good performance. Like Face/Off only without the slo-mo action and the shooting and the doves and a lot of other things.

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Critic Reviews

Charlie Lyne
May 30, 2011
Charlie Lyne, Ultra Culture

As predictable as it is blatantly enjoyable. Full Review

Christopher Null
July 3, 2008
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

All this movie needs is a choreographed dance number to complete the circle. Full Review

Brian Orndorf
June 30, 2008
Brian Orndorf, DVDTalk.com

There's little doubt that Boy Girl Thing was assembled by someone who was obviously blindfolded and possibly drugged. Full Review

Urban Cinefile Critics
February 21, 2008
Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile

Strangely enough, it isn't the lack of originality in this body switch comedy that irritated me most, it is that I didn't believe any of it. Full Review

David Nusair
June 7, 2007
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...the film does possess enough heart and laughs to warrant a mild recommendation. Full Review

Rich Cline
January 20, 2007
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

There's actually some serious subtext if we bother to look for it. Full Review

Matthew Turner
January 20, 2007
Matthew Turner, ViewLondon

A worthy addition to the bodyswap genre, thanks to a decent script and superb performances from its likeable leads. Full Review

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