Get a Clue (2002)

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

I usually like this sort of film(I loved Clueless), but this is an example of a movie that had potential, but because of its problems, dives like a nailed duck. I do like Lindsey Lohan, and I like Mean Girls and Freaky Friday, and I will say her enthusiastic performance is one of the redeeming qualities of a movie that is only passable in terms of delivery. She is well-supported by her spirited co-stars that are eager to please, and I liked the clothes. However the film is let down by a script that feels at the end that it's run out of ideas, and as much as I liked the idea of the story, I do think the director tried to cram too much into one film, that is too short anyway. The result is a film that tries very hard, but at the end of the day, is only passable, and is further disadvantaged by a predictable ending. 4/10 Bethany Cox.

A story about a girl who has everything, including a father who sometimes looks like Adolph Hitler. Parts of this story were a pain to me, the first time that I saw it. She has everything, including two people who look down on her. Except that as the events progress she shows even more of her everything and they end up happy that she is around. After the first viewing I was soon starting to find this to be a rather nice story, one of Lindsay's best. She has everything, including fashion. The name New York Fashion is well known to me from many easy to read type romantic novels in the 80's and 90's. This is shown here in capital letters. The mid teens 2001ish range anyway. Suddenly it is a name that is positive and vibrant, not just a tag. Lindsay as a special ambassador showing that the expensive side of New York can rate a stately honour.* Update at October 2008 Having just seen Clueless 1995, these two feel interlinked. This is a story about 15s acted by 15s. Not 15s by 18s. The story is set on the opposite coast to the city of La. This does not attempt to justify its existence by way of links to literature. She has a distinctive way of starting the day, communion with her wardrobe. She is influenced by her adulation of her dad's ways, just he looks like Adolph Hitler. This is centred on a murder of a pet Russian, it is not a Christian slater. Teachers are shown to have a need for a right to privacy. The ending includes two teachers marrying. It is a Disney, not a Paramount.

Disney has probably always aimed for a certain demographic but they have a habit of appealing to everyone at once rather by accident or on purpose. Get a Clue which starred the not yet famous, Post Parent Trap Lindsay Lohan falls into the enormously successful Lizzie McGuire, That's So Raven rage of the current youngsters.Get A Clue is the story of upper side New York's Lexy Gold. Daughter of rather wealthy parents and student at an upper class Private School. She happens upon some juicy gossip when she discovers two of her teachers are having a love affair and she catches them on camera and prints a story about it. The story is picked up by a major newspaper and awards Lexy with a young Journalism award but unfortunately the story causes a stir within the school and with the two teachers involved. Next thing everyone knows, Mr. Walker, the male counterpart of the relationship has disappeared and people are beginning to presume him dead. Detectives are snooping around and Lexy is determined to do some detective work on her own to help find Mr. Walker. What she uncovers with the help of her best friend and two unlikely male allies is a mystery of embezzlement and mistaken identities.Consider it a modern day version of Nancy Drew. I wouldn't be at all surprised if Disney intended this to be a regular TV Series, with it's general set up and premise. It's a detective show for kids. Mix Murder She Wrote with Clueless and you'll have what it's about. Clueless is stamped all over this despite the title of the film. The downside is the acting is HORRENDOUS...frightening even. Lindsay Lohan doesn't even show any redeeming acting qualities in this film. But for what it's worth which is a KIDS mystery film it's alright. It won't hurt you too badly to watch it with your kids and it has some moral messages thrown in for good measure. Even for Lohan fans, it's not horrible but you won't be blown away by any means. 5/10

I have just watched this movie and im going to have to sound a little harsh but oh well.This movie would of done better WITHOUT Lindsay Lohan.She was bad in this movie.The only reason worth watching it is because Bug Hall,he is cute but a wayyyy better actor then Lohan.I mean first of all why did they make them 12 yr olds! it would of made a little more sense if they were at least 15.I mean what kidna 12 yr olds can solve a mystery like that?And LIndsay and Brendas characters how dumb.All they cared about were boys,clothes,money mand oh yeah themselves.(much like LIndsay Lohan acts anyways.) This movie i would have to give it a 5 outta 10 for at least putting Bug in it.And trying.