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There was nothing here that was particularly funny, new, or inventive.
Wholesome just isn't as wholesome as it used to be.
17 Again makes the '80s comedies on which it's modeled seem positively cutting-edge by comparison.
Despite occasional misfires, this Zac Efron comedy earns its laughs and delivers its life lessons.
I found him a sympathetic, and strangely believable, middle-aged dad.
The good news is Efron can carry a movie on his own; he just needs to be more picky about what he chooses ... despite some good scenes, the script is too lazy for anyone to really save.
worked at least half-way most of the time
It knows it has one thing going for it: teen idol Zac Efron. So it shows off that boy from beginning to end: shaggy hair, dreamy eyes, etc. ... '17 Again' is a virtual Efronathon, and I can't imagine his fans complaining.
Efron's adequate but completely anonymous work keep this from achieving true liftoff.
17 Again is a reasonably entertaining time at the theater, offering something both for youngsters ... and for their parents.
While it's not in the same classic league, the movie has a nice Back to the Future vibe to it.
...ultimately fits comfortably within the pantheon of above-average body-switching comedies.
For many of us, the film may seem a little tired, but there's no denying its sweetness and charm. (Blu-ray Edition)
Efron, whose biggest onscreen drawback is his ever-changing '60s mod hairdo, owns almost every moment, milking the minimal laughs available while playing up the material's maudlin strengths.
It's cute and sweet and generally inoffensive.
The best that can be said is that it's well-acted by a game cast which does its best to sell a script riddled with implausible twists and turns. How many different ways can idea-bereft Tinseltown remake the same movie? It's déjà vu all over again.
Zac Efron couldn't ask for a more flattering breakout vehicle than the charming 17 Again
17 Again manages to squeeze more than a little life from the old "switch-movie" trope, along the way transforming itself into a sweet and amusing comedy.
17 Again manages to be very sweet and romantic for the most part, and despite the fetishizing of living in the past, it really more about being responsible for one's choices and grateful for what one has.
perhaps the movie should be called, "The Film You've Seen 17 Times Before, Again."
Mesa mesa sto syrfeto ton klise, an ton antekseis, ehei stigmes aprosdokita (kai abola) komikes, haritomena (kai sygkratimena) paihnidia me MILFs kai cougars kai ermineies kalodehoymena aksioprepeis
Efron's presence can't disguise a movie patched together by people who apparently didn't read beyond the pitch.
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