A teenage girl named Brittany Aarons has a few good friends that all share similar interests—especially singer Jordan Cahill. They enjoy singing along and dancing to his music.

But she also has an annoying little brother, Cooper, a dull older sister, Jessie, and a strict mom. She constantly checks to see if her kids are doing their homework and can easily tell if they’re not.

Overall, Brittany feels like her life is too dull. Her mom is also passionate about saving an old house, which Brittany is uninterested in.

At school, there is this new girl, Natasha. Unlike the other girls, she has never heard of Jordan Cahill. Because of that, she has trouble making friends.

However, Brittany connects with her. The two spend a lot of time together.

At some point, Brittany finds out that Jordan Cahill will be having a music video shot nearby. So, she invites Natasha to go to it.

Once there, a bunch of girls are screaming in excitement. But Jordan isn’t happy about performing his song.

Later, some security guards escort Jordan and his assistant, Eddie, out of the filming area—only to accidentally knock down Brittany and Natasha. Even crazier—Brittany gets Eddie’s phone, and Eddie gets Brittany’s phone.

Once Brittany notices that she has another phone, and that it belongs to someone who knows Jordan Cahill, she begs Jessie to drive her to the hotel Jordan is staying at. But Jessie struggles to drive due to having few or no lessons.

At the hotel, Brittany and Natasha are denied entry to Jordan’s room. But they do call Eddie and demand to speak to Jordan. Eddie pretends to be Jordan, though. Brittany and Natasha figure that out and refuse to return the phone.

Not only that, but Natasha also thinks it’ll be funny to mess with Jordan’s life—especially because he didn’t actually choose his life. The media is just pressuring him.

Natasha calls Jordan’s hairdresser and asks her to cut all his hair off. Eventually, she does that.

Jordan is shocked and unhappy as are Eddie and his boss, Len. But Jordan copes with the loss of his longer hair and decides to embrace his short do as a new identity.

Brittany wants Jordan to perform at her mom’s rally. Her parents get impressed that she was able to arrange that, even though her siblings are suspicious of her action.

But at school, Brittany takes all the credit for different things that have happened to Jordan—and in front of Natasha. Natasha and Brittany have a fight about it afterward.

What will occur next?

This Disney Channel original movie drew me in the entirety of the story. It is not even an hour and a half long and has quick pacing.

The concept of the film was also creative and unique. Could you imagine accidentally swapping cell phones with a celebrity?

Brittany and her friends were portrayed completely believably for young teen girls. Their passion for teen idols and contemporary music makes them relatable.

But the actresses playing Brittany and Natasha were a little older—16 or 17 years old. Yet their abilities to depict girls of around age 14 were done successfully. Danielle Panabaker, who portrayed Brittany, might have worn makeup to look younger. But Brenda Song, who depicted Natasha, looked more her real age then.

Brittany was particularly relatable. Not only because of her characterization, but also her relationship with her family. That ranged from her annoying little brother who would torment her on purpose to her mother who would sometimes get too strict and invasive.

I also appreciate the depiction of Jordan’s stress over performing for the public and getting little time for his personal life. That is something that many real celebrities likely experience.

But I did admire Jordan’s songs. They were fun and catchy.

Overall, I enjoyed Stuck in the Suburbs. It was a good film that could even attract kids today.

I give it 5 out of 5 stars.