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Bookmark this page17 Again (2009)
Director: Burr Steers
Movie review
From Time Out London
Updating the traditions of bodyswap comedy for teens weaned on ‘High School Musical’, this is light, forgettable but surprisingly well-constructed multiplex fodder. Fired from his job and on the verge of losing his family, middle-aged Mike O’Donnell (Matthew Perry) dreams of the days when he was a high school basketball star. But when an encounter with a janitor transforms him into his 17-year-old self (a winning turn from Zac Efron, below), he finds that life as a teenager isn’t how he remembered it.With its monochrome morality, nerds v jocks characterisation and narrative nods to John Hughes, this is so ’80s that one expects Judge Reinhold to wander in. But the leads are charming, the comedy well judged and the script, however predictable, sure-footed, playing on notions of midlife nostalgia with grace and integrity.
Author: Tom Huddleston
Time Out London Issue 2016, 9-15 April, 2009
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- jess said...
- Posted on Apr 24 2009 15:07 i really thought it would be lame like all the high school musicals but it was really good.
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- Amy said...
- Posted on Apr 21 2009 17:09 I love this film! A must see! Zac is great, don't listen to anyone who says he wasn't!
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- Amy said...
- Posted on Apr 21 2009 17:09 I love this film! A must see! Zac is great, don't listen to anyone who says he wasn't!
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- libs said...
- Posted on Apr 21 2009 12:07 iv seen it already and am going agen on thurs so can highly recommend it. a far cry from zac efron's cheesy tween only movies so far and well worth seeing. damn he's fit!
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- ggeorg said...
- Posted on Apr 20 2009 14:17 reaaly good very enjoyable can,t wait to see anthor zac efron film
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- catherine said...
- Posted on Apr 19 2009 21:01 I quite enjoyed this film. A few laughs with a not too strong storyline.
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- donut. said...
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Posted on Apr 19 2009 20:51
is it worth seeing ?
i dno if i should see something
else tomorrow , should i ?? x - Report as inappropriate
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- K said...
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Posted on Apr 19 2009 18:08
This film is not all that, infact it's a typical old man trapped in young boys body and soo prediactable
there were a few laughs, apart from that all i can say is too much hype about this film, that's quiet disapointing.
the only good think about this film is ZAC EFRON played his role well and he is soo Gorgeous - Report as inappropriate
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- Simone said...
- Posted on Apr 19 2009 15:04 Im ot A Fans Of Zac Efron At All I Hated Hsm I Thought They Were Cheesy Actors But I Did Think 17 again Was Enjoyable And Very Very Funny. Because You Had To Remeber His Rall Age And The Way He ActedWas So Funny. Its Was An Awsome Film Fantastic!
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- films rule said...
- Posted on Apr 19 2009 14:29 Is this movie worth seeing? or shall i continue with my homework?
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- Tedy Kanjirathinkal said...
- Posted on Apr 19 2009 11:17 Not bad at all :-)
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- What the f said...
- Posted on Apr 19 2009 08:45 Y r stupid teenage girls rating film 6 stars when they havent seen film yet film rating none cos i aint seen it yet
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- Diego said...
- Posted on Apr 18 2009 22:05 Didn`t like it at all. Zac Efron dissapointed me once again
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- Em said...
- Posted on Apr 17 2009 21:16 OMG that film was soooooooooo good I enjoyed it sooooooooooo much x x x
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- Samiyaa said...
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Posted on Apr 17 2009 20:08
I recormennd thiss filmm
it is Freakinng Hillariouss
Zac is sooo Fitt
annd its jusst a great film
GO AND SEE IT OR U WILL REGRET IT!! - Report as inappropriate
Cast & crew
Director: Burr Steers
Cast: Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Matthew Perry, Michelle Trachtenberg, Sterling Knight, Melora Hardin full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Rated: 12A
Duration: 102 mins
UK Release: Apr 10 2009
US Release: Apr 17 2009
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