If you haven’t asked this question of yourself at one point or another, then chances are you haven’t yet turned twenty five: what would you do if you had it to do again? I’ve wondered that more than once, believe me–you wouldn’t think so, me living the dream of film criticism and all…but it’s true. And in 17 Again, we’ll get to see just what happens when someone gets the chance.
Mike O’Donnell is a family man with regrets. He could have, you see, gone on to college on a basketball scholarship, possibly even gone pro, but instead he married his pregnant high school sweetheart. Doing the right thing by the young lady has left him disenchanted with life and constantly wondering about what might have been. And when he gets the chance to be, well, 17 Again, he discovers that maybe he’s right where he should be.
Let’s be honest: this will ONLY be good if you can stand this sort of thing. There are some good jokes in here, and Thomas Lennon is always a hoot in anything he shows up in. It’s funny, sure–but it also tries really, REALLY, hard to be heartwarming. Almost too hard, really. But despite this, there’s actually a lot to like here.
The Screenhead Ten Scale is actually somewhat puzzled by this one, and in its puzzlement, hands 17 Again a six out of ten for being a fine example of a movie that only a certain kind of person will ever really enjoy. If you’re looking for a comedy with a note of romance and and drama, and you can stand a huge load of Zac Efron, well, you should be in the right place.
The storyline is familiar, especially for athletes who have a promising career and then enter into parenthood at such a tender age. Additionally, the hardships of life due to the circumstances is something familiar as well since pushing the hand of clock forward is not as natural as the standard growth of life.
But for this movie, where a high school basketball star gets into all of these and then miraculously reverts back to his age of 17 with some weird antics is bound to be a comedy that everyone will be talking about.
Technically this movie seems to be a remake of that 1988 film starring George Burns, 18 Again but with some revisions and changes in the plot of course.
“His mind was 81. His body was 18. When Jack Watson (George Burns) found his fountain of youth, it overflowed with comedy.”
17 Again is scheduled to be released on April 17, 2009.
We have a winner!!! Louise B., Post #104 won the “Numb” DVD starring Matthew Perry.Â
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If you like Matthew Perry, you should see this movie. Lyn Collins is wonderful too. I kept thinking she looked like Shirley MacLaine. She played the love interest to heart while Perry stayed numb. The film is billed as a comedy, but it really is a lesson on how your should stay away from the psychiatric industry.
If you want to win a copy of the DVD “Numb,” please post your name. I will draw the winner by Tuesday, June 3rd. Good luck!Â
If you like Matthew Perry, you should see this movie. Lyn Collins is wonderful too. I kept thinking she looked like Shirley MacLaine. She played the love interest to heart while Perry stayed numb. The film is billed as a comedy, but it really is a lesson on how your should stay away from the psychiatric industry.
Hudson Milbank (Matthew Perry) is convinced that he’s going insane. But he’s just met the perfect girl (Lynn Collins, The Lake House) and struggles to be his most charming self. Meanwhile, he frantically seeks a cure for his anxieties and goes through a string of therapists who turn out to be crazier than him. Co-starring Kevin Pollak (The Usual Suspects) and Academy Award winner Mary Steenburgen as a hilarious lusty psychiatrist, Numb will warm the heart of anybody who has ever teetered on the edge of a breakdown. Numb is on the shelves May 13th!Â
If you haven’t asked this question of yourself at one point or another, then chances are you haven’t yet turned twenty five: what would you do if you had it to do again? I’ve wondered that more than once, believe me–you wouldn’t think so, me living the dream of film criticism and all…but it’s true. And in 17 Again, we’ll get to see just what happens when someone gets the chance.
