Get a Clue Review
Like many a Disney Channel Original Movie, Get a Clue is of most worth as a showcase for a young talent, in this case Lindsay Lohan. In 2002, Lohan had already shown promise in films, but she hadn't yet hit it big with Freaky Friday. In Clue, she's quite appealing, despite playing the kind of spoiled rich kid type that can very easily become annoying. There's a joyousness and an innocence in her performance, and she adeptly conveys the fact that Lexy isn't a bad person, just someone who hasn't lived enough and is ignorant of what real life is like. Clue also benefits from Brenda Song's denser-thanLexy best friend and from Bug Hall's fine "down to Earth" Jack. What's most interesting, however, is watching the especially fine work that Ian Gomez and Amanda Plummer bring to their supporting roles; Gomez' innocent, childlike joy that breaks through at one point is especially effective. Beyond the actors, Clue gets into problems, as its script is quite farfetched and often predictable, and Maggie Greenwald's standard-issue direction doesn't help matters. But the tween girls that are this film's target audience are totally unlikely to mind any of that. Craig Butler, Rovi
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