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
- 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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