At first glance, this may appear to be just another needless remake.
But looks can be deceiving in ``The Parent Trap,'' a hit that's a double charm for grownups and children alike in a very ‘90s spin of the original.

Lindsay Lohan plays both Hallie Parker and Annie James (shades of Patty Duke!), girls who first meet at a girls’ camp. Hallie lives in the Napa Valley with her dad Nick Parker (Dennis Quaid), while Annie lives with her mother, Elizabeth James (Natasha Richardson), a prominent wedding gown designer.

At first, the girls take an instant dislike for each other . But when they realize they're much more than look-alikes -- they’re twins, in fact -- they try to piece together why their parents divorced and why the girls have been separated. With each longing to see the parent she never has known, they devise a scheme: They'll switch places, and eventually bring their folks back together again. There's one glitch: Nick is about to marry the gold-digging Meredith Blake (Elaine Hendrix). Lindsay, whose is face is familiar from dozens of television commercials and her appearances on soaps ``Another World'' and ``The Guiding Light.'' She is simply phenomenal -- so talented in fact, that you can tell just by her expression which twin she is portraying. 

Other recognizable faces include Polly Holliday, who played Flo on the television series ``Alice,'' plays the leader of the girls' camp. And that's Joanna Barnes as Meredith's mother. Barnes played the outside love interest in the original film.
It's a joyous blend of comedy and romance that’s so sweet you might want to see it twice. 

Rated PG.