17 Again (2009)

“I think this film would have benefitted greatly from a different lead. Zac Efron cannot act very well :S The storyline itself was a little weird, especially at the end, when things didn't quite wrap up completely. The whole custodian-gift-giver thing was kind of random and while it is 'magic' it didn't seem very believable for the context. Sterling Knight and Michelle Trachtenberg were alright as supporting characters, though the character Maggie's behaviour was erratic and didn't make sense - for example, Stan broke up with her because she wouldn't 'put out' but yet she tries to do it with Mike/Mark? I understand that she was vulnerable and everything but again, it doesn't seem very believable. Overall, I give this one a 5, because while there are some saving graces in there (i.e. Thomas ” read more

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"Besides a few songs of the soundtrack 17 Again was quite lame."

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" First Viewing It was okay. Efron does a decent job breaking away from his Disney roots, but overall there aren't enough laughs from a plot that should result in more."

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"It's an ok movie with a good concept. Would not be the end of the world if you did not watch it. "

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"December 12 When this movie came out I avoided it because of my hatred for Zac Efron, but since it got positive feedback I decided to watch it. I should've kept avoiding it because this was terrible. Zac Efron was so bad that it made me miss Matthew Perry's character and I'm not even a fan of him. This is another body swap comedy. It wouldn't bother me so much if this movie was funny, but it isn't. This movie was around an hour and forty minutes, but it felt much longer than that. Please avoid "