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Bookmark this page13 Going on 30 (2004)
Director: Gary Winick
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From Time Out London
I wish I was flirty and 30 and everything was perfect,’ sobs 13-year-old Jenna Rink (Allen), after the ‘Six Chicks’, a ra-ra-skirted clique of junior ‘Heathers’, lock her in the cupboard with amorous Wotsit-resembling pal Matt (Marquette) – instead of the eighth grade’s Prince Charming. Luckily she’s under a sprinkle of magic dust at the time, and wakes up 17 years older (in the gym-buffed body of Garner), a Manhattan-dwelling fashion-mag editor, who’s lost her nice-girl qualities along with her braces. With its ’80s references, it’s basically calorie-lite escapism for those who are 30 going on 13 and want to see nice girls get Mark Ruffalo and bad girls wear Chanel and edit Vogue.Author: LZ
Time Out London Issue 1772: August 4-11, 2004
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- Posted on Dec 19 2007 13:11 I love love love this film. It is a female version of Tom Hanks "Big". It is the ultimate chick flick feel good film, me and every girl friend i know adore this film.
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Cast & crew
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Sean Marquette, Christa B Allen
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rated: 12A
Duration: 98 mins
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