17 Again

4.00
    17 Again
    2009

    Synopsis

    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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    Cast

    • Zac EfronMike O'Donnell
    • Leslie MannScarlett O'Donnell
    • Thomas LennonNed Gold
    • Michelle TrachtenbergMaggie O'Donnell
    • Sterling KnightAlex O'Donnell
    • Matthew PerryMike O'Donnell (Adult)
    • Tyler SteelmanNed Gold (Teen)
    • Allison MillerScarlett (Teen)
    • Adam GregoryDom
    • Hunter ParrishStan

    Recommendations

    • 75

      Chicago Sun-Times

      Pleasant, harmless PG-13 entertainment, with a plot a little more surprising and acting a little better than I expected.
    • 75

      Miami Herald

      Though there's nothing revolutionary about 17 Again, the movie is undeniably enjoyable.
    • 63

      Charlotte Observer

      As a remake of "It's a Wonderful Life" or "Back to the Future," the movies it borrows from most heavily, the relive-your-senior-year comedy 17 Again falls a little short of the mark. But as a funny, sweet and smart star vehicle tailored for Zac "High School Musical" Efron, it's right on the money.
    • 50

      The Hollywood Reporter

      Works better than you might imagine at times but stumbles awkwardly other times. The unevenness in the writing is matched by directorial overkill in certain comic sequences.
    • 50

      Variety

      Zac Efron's squeaky-clean tweener-bait profile is unlikely to be threatened by 17 Again, an energetic but earthbound comic fantasy that borrows a few moves, if little inspiration, from "Big" and "It's a Wonderful Life."
    • 50

      Austin Chronicle

      Though remaining sweet and tasty, Efron, in his first non-singing and dancing feature film proves he has an agreeable and kinetic screen presence, although his ability to convince us he's truly a 37-year-old encased in a 17-year-old's body is dramatically dubious.
    • 42

      Entertainment Weekly

      The result is a slack do-over fantasy in which Zac Efron, as a basketball star, looks baffled as to why he hasn't been asked to sing and dance.
    • 40

      New York Magazine (Vulture)

      What I can't accept is that the stringy, insipidly earnest teen idol Zac Efron would grow up to be the defensively ironic, twisty-faced Matthew Perry.

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