‘Aspirational in the silliest sense’: why The Lizzie McGuire Movie is my feelgood movie

In the winding streets of Seville, the author discovered her fiancé hadn’t seen "The Lizzie McGuire Movie," sparking a defense of the much-maligned film as a genre masterpiece. The movie follows Hilary Duff’s Lizzie, mistaken for an Italian pop star in Rome, blending humor and nostalgia while avoiding harsh teen movie tropes. Reflecting on cultural divides between male and female media consumption, the author shares how she ensured her fiancé, now her husband, promises to watch it yearly—a lighthearted vow amidst deeper commitments.