Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)

"Duff is a charming heroine who carries the movie cheerfully, if not gracefully--the pratfalls come early and often.  Laine Ewen, Premiere Magazine
"...just the thing for all the kids out there who have come to know and love Lizzie McGuire  Liz Braun, Jam! Movies
"...young teens and 'tweens should get a kick out of it.  Jeffrey Anderson, San Francisco Examiner

Editor's Note Accident-prone Lizzie McGuire (Hillary Duff) gets the adventure of a lifetime when she takes a two-week school trip to Rome following her junior high school graduation. On her first day in the Eternal City, Lizzie meets Paolo (Yani Gellman), half of a famous Italian pop duo. Paolo and his partner, Isabella, have recently split up due to creative differences. With the exception of her blonde tresses, all-American Lizzie is a dead ringer for the dark-haired Isabella, and charming Paolo persuades her to pretend she's Isabella at an important awards show. Posing as the diva, Lizzie is waited on hand and foot and admired by millions--and she gets to hang out with a cute Italian boy who seems to like her. Of course, sneaking away from her school tour is no easy feat, especially with group leader Miss Ungermeyer (Alex Borstein) on watch. But with the help of her lifelong pal, Gordo (Adam Lamberg), who also harbors a secret crush on his best friend, Lizzie gets to live out her fantasies. Robert Carradine, Hallie Todd, Ashlie Brillault, and Clayton Snyder reprise their roles from the Disney television series of the same name in this feature from director Jim Fall (TRICK).

	Adam Lamberg
	Hilary Duff
	Jake Thomas
	Hallie Todd
	Robert Carradine
	Jerzy Zielinski - Cinematographer
	Jim Fall - Director
	Margaret Goodspeed - Editor
	Terri Minsky - Executive Producer
	Haylie Duff - Musical Score
	Stan Rogow - Producer
	Douglas Higgins - Production Designer
	Susan Estelle Jansen - Writer
	Ed Decter - Writer
	John J. Strauss - Writer

New York Times
"...An entertaining and effective expansion of the television series..." 05/02/2003 p.E16

USA Today
"...Kids will love it....The movie is sure to appeal to fans of the show..." 05/02/2003 p.14D

Chicago Sun-Times
"...Duff is a true beauty with a dazzling smile..." 05/02/2003 p.31

Variety
"...The Canadian Gelman is entirely convincing as a Latin teeny-bopper heartthrob..." 05/05/2003 p.31-4

Entertainment Weekly
"...Duff is charming..." 08/15/2003 p.56

Rolling Stone
"...[Duff] does have a starlike charm..." 09/18/2003 p.84

Sight and Sound
"...A refreshingly old-fashioned, character-driven, feelgood romance..." 10/10/2003 p.53-4

Chicago Sun-Times 6 of 10
The Lizzie McGuire Movie celebrates popularity, beauty, great hair, lip gloss and overnight stardom, those universal obsessions of pop teenage culture. Lizzie herself obviously has never had a real idea in her silly little head, and in the real world, her sunny naivete is going to lead to crushing disappointments. She'll be the sad and silent one in the corner at the 2023 class reunion. - Roger Ebert

Newsday 5 of 10
As with most big-screen transfigurations of small-screen fare, Lizzie the movie inflates the franchise to the point where even the whimsical charms of "Lizzie" the TV series seem bloated. Even the animated alter ego who delivers bright, blunt dispatches from Lizzie's subconscious almost gets swamped by the noise. - Gene Seymou