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17 Again

2009

Burr Steers

Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon ...

5.0

10,638

Comedy. Fantasy What would you do if you got a second shot at life? Class of 1989, Mike O’Donnell is a star on his high school basketball court with a college scout in the stands and a bright future in his grasp. But instead, he decides to throw it all away to share his life with his girlfriend Scarlett and the baby he just learned they are expecting. Almost 20 years later, Mike’s glory days are decidedly behind him. His marriage to Scarlett has fallen ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"17 Again is pleasant, harmless PG-13 entertainment, with a plot a little more surprising and acting a little better than I expected. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A lame-ass rip-off of Tom Hanks' Big. (...) Director Burr Steers (...) is stuck polishing clichès. If you can't figure out what happens, you've never seen a movie. And if you haven't, please, God, don't start with this one. (...) Rating: ★ (out of four)."	NEG
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"Often silly but it's an honest, unselfconscious exploration of the conflict between a man's physical and psychological age."	POS
United States	Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader	"The ancient body-switching premise is animated by a breezy script that briefly addresses some of its darker implications."	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"Though Efron's acting range is limited, he has a genial charm and decent comic timing (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"Works better than you might imagine at times but stumbles awkwardly other times."	NEU
United States	Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"An energetic but earthbound comic fantasy that borrows a few moves, if little inspiration, from 'Big' and 'It’s a Wonderful Life'"	POS
United States	Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle	"[Efron] 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."	NEU

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