17 Again

2009

Action / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Romance / Sport

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 57% · 149 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 67% · 250K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 215462 215.5K

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Plot summary

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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September 06, 2012 at 08:40 PM

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Zac Efron as Mike O'Donnell
Melora Hardin as Principal Jane Masterson
Tiya Sircar as Samantha
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by tavm 7 / 10

17 Again was a pretty enjoyable comedy for teens and some adults

This is another movie I watched with my friend who works at a movie theatre. With elements of Big and 13 Going on 30, not to mention It's a Wonderful Life and Back to the Future, 17 Again is a pretty enjoyable meshing of those movies considering the cast which has Zac Efron, Michelle Trachtenberg, Leslie Mann, Margaret Cho, Thomas Lennon, and Melora Hardin. I also recognized Matthew Perry and Nicole Sullivan. I did not realize until the cast credits that the bearded janitor at the high school was Brian Doyle-Murray, Bill's brother. Now, parts of the plot and characterizations were a little uneven but despite that there were plenty of scenes that were hilarious especially those between Lennon and Hardin. With them, I also saw a little "Big Bang Theory" vibe. Oh, and there's a little touching pro-abstinence speech here as well (though it still is acknowledged that not all teens will feel that way). All in all, despite some adult humor, 17 Again was an enjoyable comedy that should be enjoyable enough for parents and offspring alike. Oh, and one more thing: I thought the Vanilla Ice reference in the 1989 sequence didn't fit since I remember him not even emerging until the following year...

Reviewed by bkoganbing 7 / 10

From Wildcat To Warrior

When I went and saw 17 Again and the film opened with Zac Efron in a basketball uniform shooting baskets for a minute I thought I was at High School Musical 4. But in fact it was not a bad comedy/drama in which Efron and Matthew Perry play the same character at different points of their lives.

Back in 1989 Zac looked like he had it made, university scholarship for basketball in the offing when girl friend Allison Miller tells him she's pregnant. That takes his head out of the game real fast and the two of course get married.

Fast forward to the present and the couple now played by Matthew Perry and Leslie Mann are split and she's filing for divorce. When a young girl who was probably bedding the boss at his job gets a promotion, that tears if for him. Perry makes a wish that he could be young again and have a second chance at life. A very strange janitor who is a guardian angel grants his wish and he's now Zac Efron again, this time in 2009.

So like Joe Boyd who became Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees, Perry is now young and Zac Efron again. But he's also bringing 20 years of real life experience to high school and he becomes a guardian angel himself to his two children there, Michelle Trachtenberg and Sterling Knight.

Although some compare 17 Again to It's A Wonderful Life, I think it stands better comparison to Damn Yankees and the Faust legend, except that it's a good angel and not the devil that's granting the wish. And of course his soul is no danger.

Melora Hardin is around and playing the role of one of the foxiest school principals I've ever seen on film. She's the object of the affection of Thomas Lennon who was the school nerd and Efron's friend, like Screech Powers to Zack Morris. As a kid he's played by Tyler Steelman. Steelman was the school nerd then, but as an adult and Thomas Lennon he's a super rich guy, but still friends with the guy who protected him back in the day.

I was expecting a teen sex comedy and I have to admit to being pleasantly surprised with how good 17 Again was. I highly recommend to audiences of all ages. And Zac Efron's fans of all ages.

Reviewed by MartinHafer 8 / 10

Far better than I could have expected...

The idea for this film is hardly new. The notion of an adult becoming a teen once again or a teen becoming an adult or a teen going back in time and visiting their parents when they are teens--all are very, very familiar. Films like "Big", "Back to the Future", "Like Father Like Son" are just among the few examples of these sort of films. However, like I once heard a brilliant author say that "...there are only a limited number of plots--it's what you DO with the plot and characters that matters". And, she's right--not just because she's my wife!

What I liked about "17 Again" is that it excels for two main reasons. First, the film is a bit irreverent and I loved the dialog. While parents might want to think twice about the film for younger kids, words like "douche" and "wiener" are the way kids really talk--I know, as I taught high school. Second, the supporting characters are really good--in particular, the friend of the time-traveling man, Ned is great. He's a wonderfully funny addition to the film and his antics alone make the film worth seeing.

The plot finds Matthew Perry a lonely man whose life is falling apart. His wife wants a divorce and he has a terrible relationship with his kids. However, when a bizarre other-worldly janitor (Brian Doyle Murray) puts some sort of magical spell or curse on him, he suddenly become 17 once again. In this new role, he decides to go back to high school and help his kids. It seems that his son is a lonely wimp and his daughter is a bit of a tramp--dating the scum-bag that regularly beats up her brother!!

Perry soon finds in his new guise as a 17 year-old (played by teen heart-throb Zac Efron), he's a lot more successful than he was as a father. He manages to be rather cool and a great teenager. He's able to help his son learn about his inner strength and skills--and joins the basketball team. The daughter, on the other hand, is a bit of a problem. She is a slut in training...but also thinks that Efron's attentions means he's great boyfriend material! And, to make things a lot worse, he and his soon to be ex-wife hit it off great...TOO GREAT. It's all rather creepy--but funny at the same time both daughter and mother head over heels in love with him! And, surprisingly, Efron handled the acting part of this quite well.

Overall, the film manages to be both entertaining to teens (I watched it with my daughter and as a representative of every teen in America, she loved the film) and adults--my wife and I liked it. It's rare to find a film that is interesting and intelligently written enough to appeal to all age groups. Some parents may object to the language and the portion in the sex ed class, but I thought this was all handled appropriately and responsibly.

Far better than I ever expected it could be.

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