17
Again. Produced by Offspring
Entertainment, 2009. Directed by Burr Steers.
Plot
Summary:
Mike O’Donnell soon to
be divorced father of teenagers, Maggie and Alex has just been passed over for
a promotion again and is in a rut in life.
Just when Mike thinks life cannot get any worse, he wakes up and he is
17 years old again. With the help of his
childhood best friend Ned, Mike enrolls in high school as Mark, Ned’s son. Attending high school with his kids, Mike
gets to know a difference side of Maggie and Alex and discovers their lives are
not as great as he thought. Alex is not
the popular, basketball star Mike imagined, but rather he is continuously
bullied by the basketball team. If that
were not enough, Maggie is dating popular and disrespectful Stan the leader of
Alex’s bullies. Mike believes that he is
on a spirit journey to help his kids and then he will be able to go back to his
old life, but when he does not turn back after helping his children he is
afraid he might be stuck 17 forever.
Critical
Review:
17
Again is a funny and heartwarming movie about second
chances. Efron is convincing as a 30 something
trapped in the body of a 17 year old’s body, hopelessly out of touch with
present day teens. Teens will find
Mike’s efforts to fit in with today’s teens hilarious and will relate to the issues Maggie and Alex are facing at
school. Alex is continually bullied and
Maggie is being pressured by her boyfriend to have sex. This is a movie that teens will enjoy, but that
also can be enjoyed by the whole family.
Genre:
Humor
Fantasy
Interest
Level:
Ages 12 and up
Similar
Movies:
Freaky
Friday
Subjects/Themes:
Parents and children
High School
Teenagers
Awards/Honors:
Kids Choice Award Nominee Favorite Actor 2010 Zac
Efron
MTV Movie Award Nominee Best Male Performance 2010
Zac Efron
Teen Choice Award Winner Best Male Actor 2009
Movie
Trailer:
Annotation:
Zac Efron stars in this comedy in which Mike
O’Donnell soon to be divorced father of two is magically turned back into a
teenager and goes back to high school.
Why
I chose to include this movie:
I chose this movie because it is a family friendly
film and features teen heartthrob Zac Efron.
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