17 Again (2009)

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• Candy R

  
  Mike is getting divorced as his wife is fed up with him for blaming her for getting pregnant when they were in school. He has resented his whole life since, as when he was a teenager he was popular in school with great potential in basketball. It seems strange that Matthew Perry… More
  Mike is getting divorced as his wife is fed up with him for blaming her for getting pregnant when they were in school. He has resented his whole life since, as when he was a teenager he was popular in school with great potential in basketball. It seems strange that Matthew Perry (Friends) would play a dad of two teenage children. He returns to his school and meets a janitor who grants his wish to return to his youth. He is stuck in his 17 year old hot body. He realises he wants his wife and family back and sets out to win them back. At 17 he is played by the dashing Zac. Efron Very cute! Not the most original storyline but fun none the less. It's a bit like Back to the Future meets 13 again.

• Cassie H

  
  A lot of great messages in this film about not conforming to the ways that others want you to & the bumps that happen along the way. In my opinion this is Zac Efron's best movie & by the looks of Charlie St. Cloud & this movie, Zac Efron's success will continue.… More
  A lot of great messages in this film about not conforming to the ways that others want you to & the bumps that happen along the way. In my opinion this is Zac Efron's best movie & by the looks of Charlie St. Cloud & this movie, Zac Efron's success will continue. Leslie Mann, Sterling Knight, Thomas Lennon, Matthew Perry & Michelle Trachtenberg were amazing as well. A great movie for the loving and adorable soul. :) :) :) :) :)

• Brad W

  
  17 Again was not a horrible movie, but I just have amassive hate for Zac efron and I don't think I will ever like him, but im glad this wasnt stupid or cheesy, and actualy was funny and had a good heart to it.

• ♥˩ƳИИ &

  
  Cast: Matthew Perry, Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Michelle Trachtenberg, Allison Miller, Tyler Steelman, Katerina Graham, Sterling Knight, Melora Hardin, Hunter Parrish, Melissa Ordway Director: Burr Steers Summary:On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike… More
  Cast: Matthew Perry, Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Michelle Trachtenberg, Allison Miller, Tyler Steelman, Katerina Graham, Sterling Knight, Melora Hardin, Hunter Parrish, Melissa Ordway Director: Burr Steers Summary:On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O'Donnell (Matthew Perry) 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 (Zac Efron), Mike actually has the chance to reverse some decisions he wishes he'd never made. But maybe they weren't so bad after all. My Thoughts: "This was the first movie I have seen with Zac Efron, he did really well. Love Matthew Perry, think he's funny. Zac was really funny in this movie. I thought it was a good comedy. Leslie Mann is one of the funniest chic's in todays films. She awesome and now one of my favs. Zac did a great performance playing a character who was much more then his yrs. I wasn't sure at first when I saw at the begining with him doing a dance number with the cheerleaders (not into those highschool musical movies). But it turned out to be entertaining.

• Bethany M

  
  Right up there with some of my favourite films, purely on the fact that everytime I have watched this it's made me cry uncontrolably. Zac Efron plays an amazing part and some of the lines from this film plays with your heartstrings. Leslie Mann and Matthew Perry also make… More
  Right up there with some of my favourite films, purely on the fact that everytime I have watched this it's made me cry uncontrolably. Zac Efron plays an amazing part and some of the lines from this film plays with your heartstrings. Leslie Mann and Matthew Perry also make incredibly funny characters and I never fail to laugh at the line 'There some other dad's problem.' Fantastic, a definite must watch!

• Matt G

  
  It was good. Great humor, great performances, good popcorn flick! Grade: B+

• Thomas J

  
  This movie was much better than I expected. I am not the target demographic, but still enjoyed it! No Oscar performances, but it is fun and does what a movie should do... it entertains.

• Emile T

  
  I wanted to like this movie, and I got what I expected. <br/> <br/>I was feeling to see this kind of film, and I jumped on the occasion, because it usually doesn't interest me at all. <br/> <br/>It was bad. We've already seen all of this before.… More
  I wanted to like this movie, and I got what I expected. <br/> <br/>I was feeling to see this kind of film, and I jumped on the occasion, because it usually doesn't interest me at all. <br/> <br/>It was bad. We've already seen all of this before. But I was pleased. The End.

• Dean !

  
  I enjoyed more than I thought I would that's for sure. Had me laugh out loud quite a bit. With ideas along the lines of Back to the future, 13 going on 30 although in reverse it creates some scenes that are funny. It has a decent storyline keeping it altogether as well. Give it a… More
  I enjoyed more than I thought I would that's for sure. Had me laugh out loud quite a bit. With ideas along the lines of Back to the future, 13 going on 30 although in reverse it creates some scenes that are funny. It has a decent storyline keeping it altogether as well. Give it a try, you might be surprised!

• Jameson W

  
  This is only an excuse for Zac Efron to take his shirt off! Terrible!

• Dead A

  
  This is the first time I saw a basketball player dancing with the cheerleaders! I don't know whether I am the only person who thinks Zac Efron's acting wasn't that good (I'm talking about the daddy thing). His acting was either over or wasn't that much… More
  This is the first time I saw a basketball player dancing with the cheerleaders! I don't know whether I am the only person who thinks Zac Efron's acting wasn't that good (I'm talking about the daddy thing). His acting was either over or wasn't that much expressive. Lindsay Lohan was better than him in <i>Freaky Friday</i>. The story was okay but the swapping part wasn't thoughtful. Yes this was extremely similar like every-other-teenager-movies. They tried to make it funny but I tell you I didn't laugh at all.

• Spencer S

  
  Actually interesting and funny. Don't be put off by the unlikeliness of it being good. Only the weird way that he transformed is bothersome.

• Richard C

  
  it was actually not that bad. there were a lot of parts I laughed at. it was a good movie. B

• erika b

  
  too hard to understand.

• Conner R

  
  I always imagined this movie to be nothing more than a continuation of High School Musical, but it's nowhere near that at all. It's actually a really fun "what if?" comedy in the spirit of Big and Freaky Friday. It has its corny moments, but those are completely… More
  I always imagined this movie to be nothing more than a continuation of High School Musical, but it's nowhere near that at all. It's actually a really fun "what if?" comedy in the spirit of Big and Freaky Friday. It has its corny moments, but those are completely overshadowed by the great moments. It has a great cast, the main surprise being Zac Efron who actually blew me away. I have a completely different opinion on him now. It has a great message about life and has some really original concepts and characters.

• Lorenzo v

  
  <i>"Who says you're only young once?"</i> About a guy whose life didn't quite turn out how he wanted it to and wishes he could go back to high school and change it. He wakes up one day and is seventeen again and gets the chance to rewrite his life.… More
  <i>"Who says you're only young once?"</i> About a guy whose life didn't quite turn out how he wanted it to and wishes he could go back to high school and change it. He wakes up one day and is seventeen again and gets the chance to rewrite his life. <center><font size=+2 face="Century Schoolbook"><b><u>REVIEW</u></b></font></center> Zac Efron stars as a youthened Matthew Perry who is made young again in order to prove to him that being young wasn't as great as he thought and to appreciate what he has. It's a been there and done that plot that's actually done well here. There have been so many variations on this theme that one is tempted to throw up ones hands and say enough. Part of the reason this works is Efron who proves himself to be an amiable and assured screen presence. He's better than most of the Disney packaged actors and actresses to come down the pike who's talent seems to be confined to looking good and staying close to plan. I think Efron will have a long career if he wants to and doesn't do anything stupid. The film is worth a look.

• Steven C

  
  "17 Again" is an unabashed body switching comedy, but that doesn't stop it from being a well done body switching comedy. Zac Efron brings an incredible amount of charm to the picture and he is backed by a fantastic comedic cast in Thomas Lennon, Leslie Mann and Melora… More
  "17 Again" is an unabashed body switching comedy, but that doesn't stop it from being a well done body switching comedy. Zac Efron brings an incredible amount of charm to the picture and he is backed by a fantastic comedic cast in Thomas Lennon, Leslie Mann and Melora Hardin. The film is well shot and surprisingly honest. There are plenty worse teen films than "17 Again".

• Alice S

  
  The movie's not great, but the ending with the faux letter, underscored by Cat Power's "The Greatest" is very sweet. Zac Efron has some palpable star power. I can see him, in the future, shedding that twee <i>High School Musical</i> brand of singing… More
  The movie's not great, but the ending with the faux letter, underscored by Cat Power's "The Greatest" is very sweet. Zac Efron has some palpable star power. I can see him, in the future, shedding that twee <i>High School Musical</i> brand of singing and dancing and becoming a Renaissance Man ala Hugh Jackman or Neil Patrick Harris who can also play rough, athletic, Alpha Males.

• paul s

  
  In the case of most "gimick" movies, you are asked to accept the absurd premise and then, far too often, asked to accept all the bad script that follows. That is not the case in 17 again, which rises above its gimmick and gives a far deeper take on the age old "if I… More
  In the case of most "gimick" movies, you are asked to accept the absurd premise and then, far too often, asked to accept all the bad script that follows. That is not the case in 17 again, which rises above its gimmick and gives a far deeper take on the age old "if I had a chance to do it all over" saw. I was pleasantly surprised again and again that this film didn't take the easy way out; actually taking the time to explain motives and give you a sense that this is more than a fluff piece. The beginning 1989 backdrop sets a respectable mood, but then the film begins to teeter on the usual cheap laugh of so many films of this genre when Matthew Perry gets overlooked for a promotion in favor of a 20 something bimbo - not likely and the joke falls flat, which fortunately is about the only true misstep the film makes. From that low point on, the film tells its story and, while not overwhelmingly advanced phychololgy, does at least attempt to show how Perry has regretted his 1989 decision and how he has used it as an excuse for his failure to complete any subsequent goals. Having the opportunity to do it all over again, the film could have fallen into standard convention, but here, once again, it shows more depth than a comedy should by comtemplating life paths (wherein Perry/Efron discovers that it's not all about himself at all, but what his own anger has done to his family). In between there are enough humerous moments to keep you smiling - including a consistantly bizarre, but lovable take by Thomas Lennon as the rich nerd who tries some pretty funny tactics in wooing the school principal. Zac Efron carries the majority of the film and does a very passable job, conveying charm and glimces of wit and wisdom that come with age, while occasionally being a fish out of water when it comes to the mores and ways of the current crop of teens. Overall the film isn't perfect, but rises above most comedy and or coming of age fare as it is better acted, better directed and better written than most Hollywood "teen" films.

• Lenny M

  
  First you have Big, then you have 13 going on shitty, now you have a more "mainstream" High School Jewsical. This is not a terrible movie but why am I watching it, the high school formula is over and done with, same ol' same ol'. Don't even need to get… More
  First you have Big, then you have 13 going on shitty, now you have a more "mainstream" High School Jewsical. This is not a terrible movie but why am I watching it, the high school formula is over and done with, same ol' same ol'. Don't even need to get through the first 20 minutes of the movie to deliver the review. Michael J. Fox should have had a cameo here, that's one of the main problems of this movie.

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