17 Again 2009

At 17 Mike ODonnell is on top of the world hes the star of his high school basketball team is a shooin for a college scholarship and is dating his soulmate Scarlet. But at whats supposed to be his big game where a college scout is checking him out Scarlet reveals that shes pregnant. Mike decides to leave the game and asks Scarlet to marry him which she does. During their marriage Mike can only whine about the life he lost because he married her so she throws him out. When he also loses his job he returns to the only place hes happy at his old high school. While looking at his high school photo a janitor asks him if he wishes he could be 17 again and he says yes. One night while driving he sees the janitor on a bridge ready to jump and goes after him. When he returns to his friend Neds house where he has been staying he sees that he is 17 again. He decides to take this opportunity to get the life he lost.

Review

The storyline was very well done and enjoyable. I was pleasantly surprised at this movie. Keep an open mind and you will enjoy the movie.

Zac Efron did a really decent acting job. I honestly thought it would be High School Musicallike but it turned out to be a nice movie to watch. If he keeps up the good work and takes it to the next level he can really be an A level quality star. Zac is no Matthew Macfadden yet but there is potential.

There are two recasts I would have done. Matthew Perry wasn't fully right for this role. He has a comedic bent but it wasn't used at all in this movie hence a total waste and was a mismatch from a character perspective. I think John Stamos would have been better. Also Michelle Trachtenberg playing the teenager was a bit much. Trachtenberg is a solid actress but for a teenager a different actress would have been better.

It is a very nice movie and I usually rate a movie on whether it's worth paying full price matinພ video store Netflix or don't bother. The movie was worth paying full price.