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There was nothing here that was particularly funny, new, or inventive.

-Ben MankiewiczFull Review

I was disappointed.

-Ben LyonsFull Review

Wholesome just isn't as wholesome as it used to be.

-Liam LaceyFull Review

17 Again makes the '80s comedies on which it's modeled seem positively cutting-edge by comparison.

-Lou LumenickFull Review

Despite occasional misfires, this Zac Efron comedy earns its laughs and delivers its life lessons.

-Kirk Honeycutt

I found him a sympathetic, and strangely believable, middle-aged dad.

-Amy BiancolliFull Review

Can't we just watch Freaky Friday again? Really, I'd take either version at this point.

-Stephen WhittyFull Review

It could be better, it could be worse.

-Tom LongFull Review

17 Again takes a while to get cooking, and at times it just feels like a pale imitation of 13 Going on 30. Still, it's often breezily entertaining, partly thanks to Efron, who certainly knows how to be cute.

-Stephanie ZacharekFull Review

If you're looking for the performance that might one day be characterized as Efron's embarrassing breakout role, this is a good bet.

-Lisa KennedyFull Review

17 Again isn't a sophisticated work of art, nor was it intended to be. It's often silly, sometimes fun silly, sometimes too silly.

-Mick LaSalleFull Review

17 Again makes Xeroxes look original.

-Peter HowellFull Review

Zac Efron, looking cool, is movie enough for the makers of 17 Again, a halfhearted fantasy that stars Efron in a role cryogenically frozen around the time of C. Thomas Howell's '80s heyday.

-Michael PhillipsFull Review

Keeps people and things moving fast enough so that you don't have time to worry about the details, like the inanity of the story.

-Manohla Dargis

The filmmakers don't give their viewers credit for a minimum level of observation and, as a result, have produced a sloppy, lazy motion picture.

-James BerardinelliFull Review

If you can't figure out what happens, you've never seen a movie. And if you haven't, please, God, don't start with this one.

-Peter TraversFull Review

The result is lumpy and irritating, but 17 Again regroups whenever Efron is back on screen.

-Tom KeoghFull Review

Though not as clever as 13 Going on 30 or Freaky Friday, it's also not as hokey as Hannah. For a swoon-fest aimed at tweens, 17 Again has a lot going for it.

-Claudia PuigFull Review

Efron has no edge. And although that edgelessness might prolong his career, it keeps 17 Again from having anything surprising to say about teenage life in 2009.

-Dan KoisFull Review

17 Again is product, loaded with high fructose corn syrup so the girls will like it, and as meaningful as an afternoon at the mall.

-Ty BurrFull Review

For me, 17 Again is mildly diverting. For the tweens who are its target audience, Efron's outside shot is a three-pointer.

-Carrie RickeyFull Review

Though Mann and Perry are game, it's Efron who carries the movie.

-Elizabeth WeitzmanFull Review

You needn't be a Zac Efron fan to enjoy the appealing 17 Again.

-Colin CovertFull Review

Funny and lively, with a healthy dollop of sentimentality, it reassures us that all is not lost, except maybe our six-pack abs, as we descend into schlubby, dissatisfied middle age.

-Connie OgleFull Review

The ancient body-switching premise is animated by a breezy script that briefly addresses some of its darker implications before returning to a celebration of adolescence.

-Andrea GronvallFull Review

17 Again is pleasant, harmless PG-13 entertainment, with a plot a little more surprising and acting a little better than I expected.

-Roger EbertFull Review

Efron, as a teen with the brain of a father, ably carries this featherweight movie.

-Rafer GuzmanFull Review

A slack do-over fantasy in which Zac Efron, as a basketball star, looks baffled as to why he hasn't been asked to sing and dance.

-Lisa SchwarzbaumFull Review

17 Again is a comically responsible way for Efron to leave his teen roles behind and make his teen audience think about the adult decisions they now face.

-Roger MooreFull Review


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