Get a Clue (2002 TV Movie) User Reviews

Lindsay Drew Gets A Clue

[bkoganbing · 5/10 · 15 January 2009]

For this Disney Channel television movie Get A Clue, Lindsay Lohan turns Nancy Drew in everything, but name to solve the mystery of her disappearing teacher. Turns out that the teacher has a mysterious past, Ian Gomez used to be a high profile banker who was accused of embezzling ten million dollars from a bank he worked for in Arizona and has been living under an alias and teaching at a fashionable prep school where Lindsay goes. Gomez is also carrying on a romance with fellow teacher Amanda Plummer.

But when Lindsay publishes an article in the school newspaper with his picture, somehow it comes to the attention of the police and other folks seeking to know Gomez's whereabouts.

When Gomez fakes his death and disappears, Lindsay and her friends don't believe it and the four of them, Brenda Song, Bug Hall, and Ali Mukaddam go on the case. It's amazing that the kids seem to be one step ahead of the cops and the other seekers through creative use of the internet. Doesn't say much for New York's finest.

Get A Clue is an amusing teen comedy that has its moments. It's not the best work that the Magic Kingdom ever did nor is it the top tier of Lindsay Lohan's work.

Better Than Average Disney TV Movie

[Man99204 · 6/10 · 10 June 2016]

This is a better than average Disney TV. The leads, Lindsey Lohan and Bug Hall, can actually act. There actually IS a plot, and the minimal level of "contrived perkiness" will make the film more palatable to Adult viewers.

On the positive side, there are NO superheroes in the entire film, and no overly caffeinated High Schoolers pretending to be Pop Stars. IT makes for a refreshing change of pace from the more modern Disney films.

This is not High Quality Entertainment, but it is an entertaining little film which you can watch with your family and not be disturbed by the content.

Very short, very fast paced, but very fun

[TheArgentWolf · 5/10 · 26 September 2005]

I don't know if it was because the film was so good the time flew past, or just the pace of the storyline got me engrossed, but Get A Clue seemed to be shorter than a lot of Disney TV movies. However, the script was well wrote that length didn't matter, because the content was pretty good.

Having missed the first ten minutes, I didn't quite understand Lindsay Lohan and Brenda Song's characters, but however they were supposed to be, they played the part well. Bug Hall was a good actor too, and the chemistry between him and Lohan was brilliant.

The ending seemed a little premature though, as if it wasn't really thought through. All in all, however, this is a good film, but I'd mainly recommend it if you're a Lindsay fan.

An overall cute movie

[Here_Comes_The_Sun · 28 June 2002]

A typical disney channel original movie.A rich girl named Lexy Gold is an advice columnist for her school newspaper. She enters a story about the friendship between two teachers from her school and enters it to The Daily Examiner. Then one of the teachers disappears, and her and her friends try to find out what happened to him. In my opinion, it's kind of unbelievable how EVERY student in her school dresses like a fashion model. But it was fun to see Alfalfa ( Bug Hall ) again. **** stars out of *****.

Definitely for the young ones

[Robert_duder · 5/10 · 5 June 2005]

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

Passable!

[TheLittleSongbird · 4/10 · 15 June 2009]

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.

dumb, dumb, dumb!!!

[hjc101189 · 1/10 · 19 July 2002]

Let's just put it this way, the acting was poor, the script was lame and the casting was horrible. It contained lines coming out of the mouths of 12 year old like, "isn't that just the bees knees?" Don't even bother watching this movie, it's a waste of time. I give it a 1/10

Not a total waist of time

[chrishewittpiano · 7/10 · 29 December 2002]

~(Mild Spoliers)~

This movie is basically an all around mystery movie. It deals with spy gadgets, do-hickeys, and hidden cameras. But is is an okay film. The characters seem to be around 13 or 14. But in real life they are all about 2 years older at least. The plot of the story is somewhat weird, but it has one of those plots like the ones that could only happen once in a million. There are some boring jokes in this, but the movie is overall entertaining enough to be said it is good. The characters that did a good job was especially Lindsay Lohan who played Lexy. She actually acted as the character throughout the entire film. The movie takes place in New York City, and we all know that that is a pretty big city. So I do not understand why the parents of Lexy actually let her roam the streets of New York City alone with her 1 or 2 friends that are with her.

(Beginning of spoiler) One other thing that I find odd is how the majority of the students in Lexy's school has a cell phone in which they bring to school. In most schools nowadays, cell phones are not allowed, except for after school uses. In the movie, they use them during their break and stuff like that. I can see with it taking place in a big city that they would have them on account of having to stay in contact with their parent or guardian, but it just seemed like too many people had them. They were also using the cell phones before school. Who would you have to talk to on your way to school? (End of spoiler)

(End of Spoilers) The person I think that did not do the best job of acting was Bug Hall who played Jack. He just seemed like a regular person with an exceptionally bad haircut. On the Disney Channel they showed this commercial a lot of times. And not just this commercial, but the music video as well since a song was written for the movie. The song that they played was okay, but it was a song that you would not prefer over your favorite. Basically all of the other characters did a good job. The last issue that I have with this movie is how Bug Hall, Lindsay Lohan, Brenda Song (Jennifer), and Charles Shaughnessy (Detective Meany/Falco), were all in other big Disney movies and Disney Channel Original movies. Overall I did not think of this movie as a waist of time or a waist of money for the producers. In conclusion, with all of the points that I have drawn out, I give this movie a 7 out of 10, or ***/****. If you have some spare time and nothing to do, this movie is not a total waist of your time.

young Lindsay Lohan not a good movie

[SnoopyStyle · 4/10 · 2 September 2013]

Lexy Gold (Lindsay Lohan) is a privileged twelve year old who has spent her entire life amongst the wealthy and elite of Manhattan. Clad in Prada, she prides herself on her ability to get the scoop and serve it up in her school's gossip column. When a photo she has taken of her teachers is published in the city's daily paper, things start getting weird and a teacher (Ian Gomez) goes missing. Bug Hall is the competing reporter. Brenda Song is her best friend. They form a group to investigate the mysterious teacher disappearance.

This is a Disney movie that's a cross between Scooby Doo and Nancy Drew except more silly and juvenile. It isn't young Lindsay's best film although not really her fault.

Does that Clue Come in Prada?

[Kamurai25 · 6/10 · 11 July 2020]

Decent watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend, particularly for younger audiences.

It's definitely inspired by Nancy Drew (they drop the name somewhere as a joke), but isn't one itself.

It's a good coming of age / identity story about investigating a mystery: it's somewhat funny, but the premise is that it's stuck up little rich kids (mostly) that have to get a taste of the real world.

Sadly, kids and adults, Lindsey Lohan pretty much carries the movie. She does a good job but other actors really had a chance to stand out in this and just didn't.

It's not a bad movie, but really, there are other mystery movies, and I'd recommend "Nancy Drew" (Emma Roberts) or "Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase" (Sophia Lillis) over this.

AVOID THIS MOVIE AT ALL COSTS!

[jface5 · 1/10 · 10 August 2002]

This is quite possibly the worst of all the Disney Channel Original Movies. I could fill pages and pages just listing all its flaws, mistakes, and plot holes. I fear the school were Lindsay Lohan would be that popular. The acting is just horrible. The villain is no smarter than the average five-year old child. I wonder how these people could say their dialogue while keeping a straight face. The movie steals from everything, from THE RIGHT STUFF to CLUELESS. If you wish to watch a good Disney Channel Original Movie, try HOUNDED or THE PHANTOM OF THE MEGAPLEX. The only reason anyone would watch this is to get a bunch of laughs from the immense stupidity of all the adults, who must have had their brains removed. For kids, maybe this is passable entertainment. For adults, you need to look elsewhere.

If you think all Disney Channel movies aren't worth watching, get a clue!

[J-Dogg · 9/10 · 29 June 2002]

I'm not really big on the Disney TV movies, especially when they stoop down to those who are pre-teens (as a 23 year old, it kinda insults my intelligence). Maybe it had to do with Lindsay Lohan, who did a really great job in the Parent Trap. Anyway, as I sat there and watched it, I became hooked on it. It probably had something to do with the plot dealing with investigative journalism, and me being a Journalism/Mass Comm major here at Iowa State. Anyway, I think one of the best things they did in Get a Clue was they kept the plot simple. Sure, they didn't let on what has actually happened, but revealing everything was timely. While it was a little cheezy and corny (to be expected from Disney), it was not all that predictable. It had a little of everything: action; suspense; mystery; comedy; and just a touch of kiddy-romance. The actors all did an incredible job in this movie. It's just too bad Lindsay isn't 5 years older - that would put her age in my ballpark and then she could be thought of as all of the other actresses of our generation are thought of! 9 out of 10

Not a good movie

[Collinator54 · 1/10 · 5 August 2002]

I love Disney Channel Original movies (dcom) but this movie is awful i think disney should have never wasted time on this movie. this movie is only good on a rainy day and your very bored the only good thing about this movie is Lindsay Lohan cause she is very HOT!!

Not Lindsay's Best

[brightlilchica · 4 May 2003]

Lindsay turned all pretty and everything, but she used no expression in her voice. After seeing her spectacular performances in The Parent Trap, Life Size, and Bette, I assumed that this would be a good addition to her talent. Unfortunately, it wasn't. Hopefully Freaky Friday will make up for this loss.

no...

[evilauraaa · 2/10 · 10 November 2012]

I usually love Disney original movies. But this one is by far the worst movie i've ever seen! The acting was horrible, I couldn't stop shaking my head when I was watching it, and the plot was way too weak. I kept rolling my eyes trough out the whole movie. Like, who would put a super expensive piece of jewelry in a paper bag? and LOST IT like that? Honestly, it gave me headaches. And when Lexy's bracelet was stuck, she could've just taken it off... I don't know, maybe I would've loved it if I had watched it when I was 12? Lindsay Lohan's acting was so awkward it actually surprised me, it's like she was just reading out the lines instead of acting. Totally disappointed.

Nancy Drew wannabe film

[lisafordeay · 4/10 · 14 January 2023]

Get A Clue is a Disney Channel Original Movie starring Lindsay Lohan and is the last DCOM starring Lindsay. Here the former child star plays a young girl who has to solve a mystery and its up to her and her friends to uncover the truth about the disappearance of one of the kids. Will they find them?.

Overall its not the best Lindsay Lohan film ever as its not memorable or enjoyable. I actually preferred Life Size ,Freaky Friday,The Parent Trap and even Herbie Fully Loaded was better than this. If like me your a fan of Lindsay Lohan then either give it a shot or pass on it.

Story 2 out of 5 Acting 2 out of 5.

4 out of 10.

Good Enough

[PennyReviews · 5/10 · 25 September 2023]

"Get a Clue" is a Disney movie about a group of classmates who also work at their school's paper take upon themselves to solve the mystery of the disappearance of one of their teachers.

And yes, this is a kids movie, therefore, you can't go looking for anything deep and extraordinary. Rather, it feels like a Gossip Girl for elementary school students meets Veronica Mars. Still, it is a fun movie and the mystery was enjoyable and solid, with some surprising moments.

The young cast did, in addition, a great job with their characters and they managed to pull it off till the very ending. The outfits were impressive to boot.

Must See...

[disneystarsonline · 10/10 · 28 June 2002]

This Disney Channel Original Movie started out silly. Like a kiddie soap opera. But 20 some minutes later.... It became a mystery! Now it makes sense why this movie was delayed from Jan.2002 to June 2002 along with Kim Possible....

Like Kim Possible , Lexi is an oridinary teen girl who well thinks she knows everything..but shes not a superhero.. Later she takes the case as her own to find the truth!

I wont give away anything because you have to see this, Its not the type of movie you want to spoil for someone!

Have fun watching!

what?

[panetojust · 8/10 · 18 January 2009]

GET A CLUE. OK are you kidding me?! i love this movie. all the high tech spy gear, the mystery, the crime! it is a great movie, especially for little children, that watch movies like this! i think that the acting is good. i used to LOVE watching this movie when i was a little child, and now my little 5 year old sister likes it.This movie make children smile and makes them have an ambition to go for what they believe in. it sends a good message. Disney channel did a great job creating this movie. so what if it takes place in NYC and that children shouldn't be able to solve cases like this, its a Disney channel movie, not made for adult that want to criticize it. so i don't know what you're talking about but this movie is amazing.

Clueless 2.0

[seethachymiso · 10/10 · 16 August 2019]

This was way back when Disney was the trap thing. They didn't need to fake it. It was so true. Now Disney is all right. In the early times however,they used to walk across time with classics like these.

what i think of the movie

[roses4you1985 · 8/10 · 9 April 2004]

i like this movie it was very good, but i think lindsay lohan trys too hard in her movies. she does look like she gives all she can to her movies. bug hall is a great actor and i love every movie of his that i have seen and cant wait to see him in his next flim. i love the whole mystery that was going on in the movie and i love the romance that was happing between lexy gold and jack downey. i hope to see a squeal to this movie about another mystery and a little more romance between jack and lexy. i love how lexy really got into her mystrey and how in the end she learned it wasnt bout fashion and boys. i think she learn a lot in this movie and was more open to doing things that she would have considered gross before.

oh man...what trash

[Sunshine14clr · 17 December 2002]

where to begin......shallow, materialistic characters who live on madison avenue, awful storyline, terrible acting, and awful EVERYTHING. this piece of crap isn't even worthy to be called a movie. how can a bunch of naive twelve year old kids solve a NYC mystery? even police have trouble with solving this type of stuff!! people....its ok to fictionalize things a little bit, but not to this extent. all they talk about is their latest fashion...no sense of intelligence whatsoever. people....this is not something thats good for your intelligence!! skip this trash. 1 out of 10

1 of Lindsay's best movies

[sportkid5593 · 10/10 · 7 November 2005]

I have to admit... Lindsay Lohan was pretty cool in this movie and I was a little confused with it. She starts out as a teenage girl, Lexy who loves mysteries, and she gets involved in a mystery involving her teacher Mr. Walker. Her friend Jack is one of the really key characters. Lexy spends a lot of time with Jack and over the process develops a crush on him. She even kisses him after he saves her in a boiler room. The mystery gets very confusing when you find out Mr. Walker's secret about his past. Then everything unfolds and it is shocking a I love the ending. I recommend this movie for people who love comedy and mystery movies!

One Of Zoog's Best

[mrmiscellanious · 8/10 · 1 July 2002]

This is definitely one of the best Zoog Movies. It's about a reporter's daughter (Lexy) who walks in his footsteps to become a reporter herself. She writes a gossip column in her school newspaper and has had an article published in a New York newspaper. The article is about two of her teachers having romantic ties. After learning that one of her teachers has switched their identity for protection, Lexy and her friends plan a plot to capture the person who is blackmailing their teacher. Great Spy Movie. 8/10.

This movie was great!!

[mandyrox · 8/10 · 17 December 2005]

This movie is great for young teenager girls who like mysteries. It is about a 12 year old girl,Lexy Gold, who comes from a rich family. Her dad is a newspaper reporter and she picks up the gift and writes an article about two of her teachers. The next day one of the teachers goes missing and Lexy and her friends decide to investigate the case. There is a weird twist to the end of this movie but it is pretty good. I don't think that they should've made the kids 12 because they don't look that young and they don't act that young. Also,I think the two girls have too much attitude to be 12. Overall, I recommend this movie to young girls who like humor mysteries.