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9 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
Maxwell Tyler is an overworked single artist in the need for a new love and a new life., 21 March 2005
Author:
bethlaubenthal from United States
Maxwell Tyler is an overworked single artist. His girls, Emily and Tess, see how much he has changed since their mother died. The girls are on a mission to help their father find true love again. They paint a billboard to advertise their dad. It makes the news. Their father is not all that happy about it. Maxwell's agent is a shady character. Maxwell's agent tries everything to discourage potential relationships between Maxwell and other women. Emily and Tess soon catch on to that. Although I don't watch many Mary-Kate and Ashley movies, I really liked this one. Emily and Tess have a sense of duty to their father, to help him regain a part of his life that was destroyed when his first wife died. It is a touching story with a surprising ending. This movie is aimed at the younger generation of viewers. However, I would recommend it to anyone.
4 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
The best Olsen Twins movie!, 7 January 2000
Author:
TwzzlrFrk from London, Canada
After the passing of Full House, a couple of not-so-great kiddie films and
a
second failed TV show on TGIF, it's good to see that the Olsen Twins can
still make the good stuff happen on the screen.
Billboard Dad is the story of two girls who try desperately to hook their
single father up with a gorgeous gal. What better way to achieve this by .
.. advertising on a billboard? Cheesy? Maybe. Anyway, the course of true
love
never did run smooth, and so the romance that is to spark between the
twins'
dad, Max, and his new girlfriend, Brooke, is not free from obstacles.
First,
there is Brooke's son, Ryan, who at first the twins have trouble getting
along with. Later on, the twins befriend Ryan and they team up to tackle
the
next obstacle - Nigel - Max's maniacal money-minded agent. Together, the
three come up with an intelligent scheme and . . . well . . . I don't
wanna
give away the WHOLE thing!
Bottom line . . . this movie doesn't have a cheesy script - it's quite
realistic. One can see that the Olsen twins are more than just two cute
faces but actually have some talent too. It's a great family movie and I
recommend it.
3 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
What A Charmer Of A Movie!, 19 September 2005
Author:
rickrick1964 (rickrick1964@yahoo.com) from Burlington, Iowa
This is one of the cutest movies that Mary-Kate and Ashley (Tess and Emily Tyler) have ever made! It's fun and clever and has all the elements that you could hope for in a family comedy! I highly recommend that you see this one if you haven't already because it really demonstrates what talent these two young ladies had at a very young age! The plot of this movie is relatively simple yet it also shows some of the complexities of being an adult (or a child) in today's society! It's one of the best things (projects) that these fraternal twins had done up to that age and it is still a great (and entertaining) movie to watch yet again years later! I highly recommend it! Sincerely, Rick Morris
3 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
One of the better Olsen flicks, 1 July 2006
Author:
FurBallsUnite from United States
As with "Our Lips Are Sealed," I found this to be one of the better Olsen movies. The sets are beautiful; then again, Southern California is usually beautiful. Some of the acting is a little cheesy, especially on the character Nigel's part; this is inevitable in most children's movies, however. Overall, this movie is cute and harmless fun with a semi-unique storyline to boot. I give it a 10 in the field of Olsen movies, because I feel that it can't be rated against mainstream blockbusters such as "Crash" or "Braveheart." I would definitely recommend this movie if you're looking for a good family movie that adults and children can tolerate and enjoy.
3 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
kids help dad get a date, 31 January 2002
Author:
helpless_dancer from Broken Bow, Oklahoma
The 2 cutest kids in the world decide to help their dad rope in a mate by advertising his stats for all the world to see....much to dad's chagrin. Naturally, this leads to adventures for the girls and romance for dad. The usual stuff from the Olsons': in other words, no great shakes, but a fun time just the same.
2 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
A Fun Film for the Female Population of the Planet!, 12 October 2004
Author:
Amy Adler from Toledo, Ohio
Tess and Emily Tyler (Olsen twins) live with their widowed father,
Maxwell (Tom Amandes) in Venice, California. Maxwell is a sculptor who
has thrown himself into his work after his wife's death. Naturally, the
girls want to see their father in a happier state of mind. At a
friend's suggestion, Tess and Emily repaint a neighborhood billboard
with their father's vital information. Women respond! While dad is
starting to date, the twins are also going to diving meets. Will Dad
find true love, even as the Tyler girls are winning diving
competitions?
This adorable movie is certain to win the hearts of females, young and
old. Amandes does wonderfully in his search for a mate, even when it
requires him to go on a string of bizarre and funny dates. Mary-Kate
and Ashley are charming and they don't miss a beat of the humorous
script. No, it's not Shakespeare. But even Will himself might call this
a merry romp. Recommended for those who are tickled to find a romantic,
upbeat, family-friendly movie.
2 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
The Dawning of a New Era, 3 August 2004
Author:
oldwebby from K-Town Hardcore
Although this was one of their earlier films with a bizarre premise, it was still highly enjoyable and the start of their more mature work after their initial Trenchcoat Detective series. The Olsens were already way ahead of the fashion trends, mentioning Ugg Boots years before their recent boom in popularity. The romance was not overdone, but light and playful as it should be for their age group. This tasteful approach was also reflected in their clothing, especially bathing suit choice (they were always shown in one piece). The typical older guy crush was well played and spoke to every girl's first fantasy date. I mean, who didn't laugh when Ashley mistakenly said, "Thanks, Bod!" instead of Brad, the "hunk-o-saurus'" name! An interesting trivia point of this movie would be that in the later films, Mary-Kate plays the tomboy character, while Ashley is the girlier, but still capable, twin. However, in this film, Ashley comes out sporting a surfer-girl look, and while later fans were surprised by this inversion, obviously both twins are extremely versatile in their acting approaches.
2 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Funny, 4 August 1999
Author:
Laure Granarolo from New Jersey, USA
This movie is funny with Mary - Kate & Ashley playing Emily and Tess which one is surfer and the other a swimmer. I like the part when they found out that Brooke's son is the skate boarding rival guy and I like too when Cody tell Emily or Tess by mistake that he has a crush on her. But my favorite part is when I we hear the rap of Nigel talking about taking the money of Max. This movie is funny with beautiful girls and cute guys =+)
Not Nearly As Good As I Thought It Was:, 16 February 2012
Author:
In_Correct from United States
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
I liked this film when I was younger and had crush on the olsen twins, and this movie is not that bad when it comes to clothing, hairstyles, actors, backgrounds ...but the script is terrible. I did not notice it as much back then because it was the 1990s and pretty much everything was like that back then. Also, how many Deceased Mother movies can The Olsen Twins make?! I know that their mom is not in their lives and she doesn't spoil them as much as their dad and who knows perhaps she didn't like Full House! Among the silliness are very stupid things such as that one guy recording the other guy saying he was going to forge Maxwell Tyler's sculpting work. When they played that back as evidence, the idiot kid remixed the audio and added some music. and then he smugly said "I, did the MIX." and why is this something to be proud of?! And how is that acceptable evidence?! Why didn't they just FILM him saying that and then not remix it?! and then there is "Cool To The Max" "Hunk A Saurus" "Thanks BOD I mean Brad" a kid too young to get tattoos and piercings (but in reality this DOES happen, and I mean literally they have them THAT young. both tattoos and piercings) the twins switch places, kids vandalizing a billboard, signing his dad's name and number, he could have went to JAIL!! Were the olsen twins brainwashing other kids into doing the same thing?! Are they endorsing graffiti by saying "It's not graffiti, it's a mural!" ? This movie is silly, but at least it is a lot better than those mystery detective adventures party line musical things that they did earlier.
1 out of 2 people found the following review useful:
Well done, 17 June 2008
Author:
danny-418 from Reykjavík, Iceland
It's the Olsen twins to the rescue once again in their straight-to-video release, Billboard Dad. With Venice, California, serving as a Bohemian backdrop, the preteen queens of the dead-mom genre scheme to find their widowed father a girlfriend by turning a Hollywood billboard into a personal ad. Breezy predictability ensues: Dad gets thousands of letters and dates a series of progressively weirder women before bumping into Ms. Right. Since Dad's a successful sculptor, true love destroys the angst behind his profitable art. As his agent tries to drive a wedge between the lovebirds, the twins become unwitting accomplices. All of this just sets the stage, really, for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to do their thing--they are way cool, fashionable, and mature beyond their preteen years--with their equally hip friends, who have a drama of their own unfolding on the diving team. Nothing truly unexpected happens, but it doesn't matter. In other words, parents, don't watch this alone.
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