Two 7th grade twin girls, Ally and Mel Porter, attend junior high together. They have a great social life and do crazy things in their classes.

Soon there is going to be a spring fling that the twins are excited to attend. However, their parents think that they don’t focus enough on their school work.

At some point, they give Mel and Ally tickets to Paris as well as passports. The girls look forward to it… until they discover that it’s during their spring break and the school dance coming up. Then they’re bummed about missing that along with some other social events.

Not only that, but they’ll also be staying with their grandfather, who is quite strict. In addition, he is the US ambassador for France.

Mel and Ally travel to Paris. There, they meet their grandpa’s no-nonsense assistant, Jeremy. He will be showing the girls different sights around the city using a planned itinerary.

When they get to the mansion, they adjust to being in Paris and celebrate by jumping on their beds and playing loud music. But their grandpa won’t allow either of those things.

Aside from that, the twins must dress up and be on time for dinner. When supper is ready, though, Ally and Mel are unimpressed or grossed out by the authentic French dishes being served. They refuse each one.

That night, they convince Jeremy to order them pizza. Of course, this displeases their grandfather.

When they are out to lunch the next day, the twins struggle with their French and unintentionally give their waitress a hard time. But a famous French model, Brigitte, who is sitting near them, is willing to help them out.

Aside from Brigitte, Ally and Mel meet two cute French boys, Jean and Michel. They develop romantic feelings for the girls. They even take them around town.

However, Jeremy doesn’t approve of the twins hanging with strange boys. He knows that their grandfather would absolutely forbid that.

Yet they continue to spend time with them. Sometime later, Jeremy starts allowing Mel and Ally to be with Michel and Jean. He also meets Brigitte and falls in love with her.

While Ally and Mel hang out with Michel and Jean, Jeremy spends time with Brigitte. Shortly after, he lets her take Ally and Mel shopping.

One evening, Mel and Ally want to go to dinner with Jean and Michel. Jeremy warns them that they must be back within 3 hours.

What starts as a romantic evening turns into a troubled one. The 4 kids are caught by the police being somewhere off-limits.

Not surprisingly, Ally and Mel are in trouble with their grandpa. What will happen next?

This movie kept my focus all the way through. Even though it’s considered a comedy, it didn’t make me laugh. But it did have a lot of perks that I admire

As usual with good films, the character development was strong. Ally and Mel were likable and believable. They were also flawed, but otherwise, well-behaved. Their relationships with Jean and Michel were particularly sweet. Even Jeremy’s relationship with Brigitte was nice.

Brigitte was chill and fun. I loved how she encouraged the twins to enjoy themselves.

Although these two were strict, Jeremy and the grandpa were still good and kind. The grandfather was basically the antagonist due to his rules and expectations for the girls.

Yes, this movie doesn’t have an evil villain, unlike a lot of others from that time. I actually appreciate that since even loving family members can stop us from achieving our goals or doing what we want.

Besides the characters, I will admit that the pacing was quite fast. It made the film breeze by.

The sightseeing the twins did, as well as what they learned, was also interesting. It did not get overdone as if this were a documentary. That, I admire.

One minor flaw was how the twins wore the same pajamas every night. I found that odd and hard to believe that they wouldn’t pack more PJs. But that’s a very small issue.

Overall, I enjoyed Passport to Paris. It was an exciting watch with memorable characters and a great concept.

I give this film 4.5 out of 5 stars.