Jennifer Garner is sensational and completely winsome in this delightful movie, 13 Going On 30. Jenna Rink is 13, and like any 13-year-old girl, wants to be cool. It's 1987, and on her party of the year invites the "Six Chicks" and her goofy next-door-neighbor-best-friend, Matt. Her one wish? To be "thirty, flirty, and thriving". Next thing you know, she is.
But there's a price to being "thirty, flirty, and thriving" for Jenna Rink. She has everything she wants, or does she? Mark Ruffalo is really really great as older Matt, and he and Jennifer Garner have lovely chemistry. The movie has a good pace, and the comic moments are not always fall-over-funny, but they always shine! This is due to the top-notch writing and Garner's effervescence. It was great seeing Andy Serkis in a movie after Lord of the Rings, and he was really good.
All in all, the idea may seem hackneyed at first - but it'll surprise you with its wit, youth, and freshness. A great movie!
But there's a price to being "thirty, flirty, and thriving" for Jenna Rink. She has everything she wants, or does she? Mark Ruffalo is really really great as older Matt, and he and Jennifer Garner have lovely chemistry. The movie has a good pace, and the comic moments are not always fall-over-funny, but they always shine! This is due to the top-notch writing and Garner's effervescence. It was great seeing Andy Serkis in a movie after Lord of the Rings, and he was really good.
All in all, the idea may seem hackneyed at first - but it'll surprise you with its wit, youth, and freshness. A great movie!