Lindsay Lohan's acting skills could have added important elements to the romantic comedy Irish Wish, but they are absent. Though Maddie and James have a humorous meet-cute in the film, there isn't much quality time spent by the romantic leads. The supporting cast feels non-existent, and Rosemary Kelly, Maddie's mother, receives far too much screen time due to the erratic pacing. Because Elizabeth's reality is competing with Maddie's alternate life, there is a lack of connection between Elizabeth and Maddie. The film lacks warmth and levity, despite James Ed Speleers’s comedic levity.

Spy Kids is normally a fun adventure, but Armageddon is a lazy copy with a lack of imagination that forgoes any character relationships, interesting gadgets and scenery for outdated CGI and shoehorned messages about doing the right thing. Is it entertaining? No, it’s lazy.