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Saturday, August 15, 2009

17 Again

So, 17 Again just came out on DVD this week. After a bit of a fiasco with a faulty DVD, I was able to finish the movie and now comes the review.

I was a little unsure about this movie, to be honest. Zac Efron was in the High School Musical movies, and I was a little unsure how he would transition into a show like this. When it started it was like watching a scene from HSM3 all over again. Thankfully, things slowly left that road and got on the right track.

At one point very early on, my movie conscience whispered to me, "hey, this looks like it could be a scene from 'It's A Wonderful Life' ". Seriously. The whole part with the janitor and the bridge at night... Totally a Jimmy Stewart moment.

I think the highlight of this movie (as with most of the movies that I've see lately) had to be the older version of of the nerdy waterboy turned multiple-millionare. He really was the highlight of the movie for me.

Overall, this was worth the time and travel it took to get a DVD that wasn't defective. A great movie with lots of laughs and a great message.
Posted by Jeremy English at 10:58 PM
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