Review of 17 Again

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 Lennon, who is funny and completely deadpan as Ned), there are quite a few strange instances stemming not only from Efron's acting but the plot itself.

On a rather immature and unrelated note, Hunter Parrish was extremely good-looking in this one. I almost didn't recognize him at first, though, with that shock of platinum-blonde hair.