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17 Again

17 Again (2009)

April. 17,2009
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6.4
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PG-13
| Fantasy Drama Comedy Romance

On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O'Donnell wishes he could have a "do-over." And that's exactly what he gets when he wakes up one morning to find he's 17 years old again. With his adult mind stuck inside the body of a teenager, Mike actually has the chance to reverse some decisions he wishes he'd never made. But maybe they weren't so bad after all.

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Karry
2009/04/17

Best movie of this year hands down!

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Stellead
2009/04/18

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

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Intcatinfo
2009/04/19

A Masterpiece!

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Gary
2009/04/20

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

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julieblosser
2009/04/21

Take this movie for what it is. It's just plain cute. And as usual the sidekick (Ned) makes the movie. Watching him is enough to be amused and entertained.

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Wuchak
2009/04/22

Released in 2009 and directed by Burr Steers, "17 Again" stars Matthew Perry as a dispirited 37 year-old man about to lose his wife and high school sweetheart. Through a "spirit-guide" (Brian Doyle-Murray) he is miraculously able to become, you guessed it, 17 again. His younger self is played by Zac Efron, who's actually the star of the movie. Leslie Mann plays his soon-to-be former wife while Thomas Lennon appears as his geeky best friend. Sterling Knight & Michelle Trachtenberg are on hand as his kids struggling through the teen years. Melora Hardin plays the attractive principal while Nicole Sullivan has a glorified cameo.This movie is magic from beginning to end, with few missteps. It's both a high school dramedy and a second chance fantasy. There are elements of films like "Back to the Future" (1986) and "Peggy Sue Got Married" (1986), but the uniqueness here is that the protagonist doesn't go back in time, but rather stays in the current day and appears to his family & friends as 17 years-old, even though he's really 37. With one exception, no one knows who he really is.Efron, who was only 21 during filming, easily carries the film while Mann is one of the most winsome women to walk the Earth. Lennon's amusing character is akin to the Big Bang Theory guys. Best of all, the film has heart, effectively conveying the triumphs and tragedies of the high school experience in all its glory and awkwardness. I know it's clichéd, but "you'll laugh, you'll cry." The movie runs 102 minutes and was shot in Santa Monica (Hayden High School), Van Nuys & Los Angeles, California. The script was written by Jason Filardi.GRADE: A-

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aliuelic
2009/04/23

17 Again is entertaining, engaging and refreshing. Although I have to admit that all the characters in the movie are somehow stupid, they indeed bring a lot of funs. Moreover, this film delivers a nice message. Each choice has its pros and cons. Rather than constantly focus on the negative sides, you should value and cherish what you have on account of the choice.

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Dominic LeRose
2009/04/24

Hollywood loves to use the whole back in time component to make cheap films with simple humor and innocent plots. They've done it again with "17 Again" starring Zac Efron as Mike O'Donnell, a once middle-aged man played by Matthew Perry who wishes he was 17 again and wakes up to find out that he's 17 again and that fitting into high school isn't as easy as he thinks. This film is so unoriginal and so not funny that it becomes exhausting after a while. Mike befriends his son and daughter (not knowing that he's their dad), tries to hit on his wife, joins basketball, tries to create peace and eventually causes a lot of tension. Each scene is full of lazy humor and a forced screenplay, becoming repetitive. After a while the film becomes very frustrating and I felt no sympathy for Mike or any other character and didn't really care how the film ended. For someone who did care about the film, the end may be very disappointing for you. Zac Efron overdoes his comedic role and sometimes tries to act dramatic which doesn't work. There are tons of frustrating scenes in which Mike's identity might be revealed or that something unwanted by Mike may occur that are plane irritating. "17 Again" also is stereotypical in the high school setting. The look of the school, teachers, students, parties are all so typical that you don't get a good setting for the film. Directed simply by Burr Steers for a paycheck, "17 Again' has no pride or passion that it becomes clear to the audience that this was made simply to put teenage girls in the seats to see Zac Efron act terribly and get an unoriginal plot with absolutely no rich humor what so ever. Nothing works with "17 Again?"

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