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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : Here we have it, the third entry in this season's body-exchange sweepstakes. ''18 Again!'' begins with the same premise as ''Like Father, Like Son'' and ''Vice Versa,'' and despite the considerable presence of George Burns, it finishes in a tie for last. It's an annual cliche at Oscar time that the competition would mean more more...
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reviews.imdb.com - : A couple of weeks ago I reviewed VICE VERSA and I said that the plot of personalities trading bodies had been done before often and usually not very memorably. In fact, FREAKY FRIDAY--an early Jodie Foster film made for Disney--came to mind though I had seen only trailers for it. But I am sure I have seen the theme elsewhere; it is just the films were so forgettable. Now two weeks later I have seen another treatment of the same story and this one is really forgettable. The film is 18 AGAIN and, take my word for it, it is one time too many. more...
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www.washingtonpost.com - : There's a new invasion of the body snatchers -- older men swapping their aging carcasses for younger men's firm flesh. Thanks to the Pod-heads who conquered Hollywood, the monotony never stops. They're about to hit us in our multiplexes one more time with ''18 Again!,'' an anesthetizing variation on the dread theme. more...
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