I thought that this movie was simply one thing, and that is that it's excellent. Even though some critics have called it awful I say don't listen to them. I have yet to see a critic make me laugh for about an hour and a half. Lindsay Lohan does an actually superb job as the girl who starts out having all the best luck in the world and then turns around to have the worst luck in the world(which is in a manner of speaking of course). The movie itself does one of the best things in the world which is that it conveys the message that as long as you have people around you who love and care about you, materialism just is not important. The movie itself is a wonderful message for anyone out there between the ages of 16 and 100 that if you just hang in long enough and don't give up that life will eventually work out just fine. There is also a scene with the washing machine that I thought was simply classic. Lindsay Lohan is a very smart and talented young actress who has been taking good roles since she got started with Freaky Friday and then Mean Girls which are also 2 other good movies for kids. I hope to see her in future comedies, she does a great job!