I would pay $3.00 to watch this movie.

    This movie is nowhere near as horrible as people seem to think. Although it is not a great film by any measure, it still has some worthwhile scenes, characters, and clever little bits of plot. For example, the fact that Rob Schneider plays a teenage cheerleader is put in counterpoint by Rachel McAdams playing a 30-something hoodlum.
    The plot goes something like this: The cheerleader queen switches bodies with the 30-something hoodlum, wackiness ensues. During the wackiness phase of this movie - which is most of the movie - Rob Schneider is desperately attempting to get his teenage girl body back and Rachel McAdams is discovering new ways to be a hoodlum in the body of an attractive teenage girl.
    The fun little subplots, however, are what make this movie. The teenage girl (Jessica) has a strange, dysfunctional family. Her little brother is a budding transvestite, her parents have stopped being affectionate to one another, and both of her parents desperately want to be affectionate. As Jessica tries to sneak back into her home, her father finds her and assumes that she (in her Rob Schneider body) is the gardener. Not wanting to blow her cover, Jessica introduces herself as "Taquito." Later in the movie, Jessica's father states "You much get a lot of enchilada, Taquito." See, it's funny lines like this that pull a goofy little movie like "The Hot Chick" together.
    The fact that this movie even gives a nod to real racial issues without making a documentary about them is ennobling in its own right. For example, one of Jessica's friends in the movie is half black and half Korean, and she desperately tries to deny her Korean heritage. Her mother (played by Jodi Long), however, is always trying to get her daughter's attention. This leads to the great line "Ling Ling! You forgot your Bling Bling!" (I paraphrase). This was one of the most hilarious lines in a stupid comedy I have ever heard.
    As far as a breakdown, the directing is OK, the editing is solid, the sound is good, the cinematography is appropriate and colorful, and the plot and dialogue are solid, if slightly Hollywood-comedy formulaic. The acting is of a startlingly high quality, even for a comedy, which, as Jack Lemmon once said, is much more difficult than drama. Newcomer Rachel McAdams, if she doesn't go the typical route and end up swirling down the toilet flush of teenage romance movies, could be a pretty solid actress. Matthew Lawrence puts in a decent supporting performance, which is shocking coming from someone whose previous biggest claim to fame was being Joey Lawrence's brother.
    The overall entertainment value of this movie is worth the rental or the cheap seats. It's solid entertainment.