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13 Going on 30 (2004)

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Reviews Counted:157

Fresh:101

Rotten:56

Average Rating:6.1/10

Consensus: The plot's nothing new, but Garner shows a lovable flair for romantic comedies.

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: It is 1987 and Jenna is a 13-year-old girl on the brink of womanhood. The problem is that adulthood is just not arriving fast enough. She's suffocated by her dorky parents, ignored by the hip kids... It is 1987 and Jenna is a 13-year-old girl on the brink of womanhood. The problem is that adulthood is just not arriving fast enough. She's suffocated by her dorky parents, ignored by the hip kids in school and the cute guy she has a crush on barely knows her name. No longer content to spend time only with her best friend and neighbor, Matt Flamhaff, Jenna invites the cool kids to her 13th birthday party. But the party is a disaster. Jenna is humiliated when she's locked in the closet for a game of “Seven Minutes in Heaven” and everyone deserts her. Alone in the closet, Jenna makes an earnest wish. If only she could be all grown up, she'd have the life she's always wanted. Miraculously, her wish comes true. The next day, when Jenna emerges from the closet, it's 2004 and she's 30 years old. What's more, she is a gorgeous successful woman (Jennifer Garner) with a great job and a fabulous Fifth Avenue apartment. She is finally cool and popular. The only hitch? She has absolutely no idea how she got there. Initially frightened but gradually enchanted by her new life, Jenna soon realizes there's something missing — Matt. When she looks him up, she is horrified to discover that she and Matt (Mark Ruffalo) are no longer in contact and he is engaged to be married. Jenna learns that having it all is not enough and decides to take a second chance at first love. Now her biggest wish is that it's not too late. Revolution Studios Presents A Roth/Arnold Production, A Gina Matthews Production 13 Going on 30, a Columbia Pictures release starring Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis and Kathy Baker. The film is directed by Gary Winick from a screenplay by Cathy Yuspa & Josh Goldsmith and Niels Mueller, and a story by Yuspa & Goldsmith. The producers are Gina Matthews, Susan Arnold and Donna Arkoff Roth. The executive producers are Todd Garner and Dan Kolsrud. The director of photography is Don Burgess, ASC. The costume designer is Susie DeSanto. The production designer is Garreth Stover. The film editor is Susan Littenberg. The music is by Theodore Shapiro. The music supervision is by John Houlihan. 13 Going on 30 has been rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for Some Sexual Content and Brief Drug References. -- © Columbia Pictures [More]

Starring: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis

Starring: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis, Kathy Baker

Director: Gary Winick

Director: Gary Winick
Screenwriter: Cathy Yuspa, Josh Goldsmith, Niels Mueller
Producer: Gina Matthews, Susan Arnold, Donna Arkoff Roth
Composer: Theodore Shapiro
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/24/04
Boston Phoenix
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Whether you're 13, 30 or any other age, this film is a waste of time.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
04/24/04
Jean Lowerison
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

13 Going On 30 is the kind of movie in which the writers and director think a cute idea will carry the day.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
04/24/04
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

Like a petulant 13-year-old, I'm still pouting over my disappointment.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
04/24/04
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com

It's a pleasant surprise that the movie holds up as well as it does for as long as it does.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
04/23/04
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Rick Springfield was a punch line by ’83; Michael Jackson was in his “Bad” phase in 1987. No wonder Jenna’s such a dork – her MTV is five years behind everyone else’s.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
04/23/04
Larry Carroll
Larry Carroll
FilmStew.com

Whenever the movie veers toward ... complexity, it abruptly turns tail and runs, trailed by a cloud of '80s power-pop songs.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
04/23/04
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune
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04/23/04
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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It's the ultimate extreme makeover ... but the result is another good-looking clone without much individuality or character.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
04/23/04
Christine James
Christine James
Boxoffice Magazine

What could have been an engaging, maybe even enlightening story about the unfairly high price a woman pays for conducting herself like a man winds up as nothing more than a worthless, harmless and ultimately charmless piffle.

Full Review Source: Dallas Observer | comment Comment
04/23/04
Robert Wilonsky
Robert Wilonsky
Dallas Observer

You are asked, no, required, to overlook the film's lack of originality and concentrate instead on the charms of Jennifer Garner.

Full Review Source: Denton Record Chronicle (TX) | comment Comment
04/23/04
Boo Allen
Boo Allen
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

Jennifer Garner stars in a romantic comedy with Mark Ruffalo that reminds you of Tom Hanks movie "Big".

Full Review Source: Entertainment Spectrum | comment Comment
04/23/04
Vince Koehler
Vince Koehler
Entertainment Spectrum

A film whose far-fetched foundation is overshadowed by the endearing story.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
04/23/04
Sara Gebhardt
Sara Gebhardt
Washington Post

If 13 Going on 30 isn't exactly original, it's still reasonably cool, thanks to Garner's uninhibited portrayal of a nerd trapped in a Sex and the City body, and to the inspired casting of Mark Ruffalo as the grown-up Matt.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
04/23/04
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post

This sprightly coming-of-age-too-soon comedy rises above its derivative concept by virtue of a well-cast ensemble and Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa's quick-witted screenplay.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
04/23/04
Angel Cohn
Angel Cohn
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A lot fresher than its premise, largely because of the terrific casting.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
04/23/04
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star

You find yourself rooting for [Garner and Ruffalo], despite the predictability of the premise.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
04/23/04
Moira MacDonald
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

Provides a lighthearted, amusing and yet mostly honest version of a daydream most of us have had at one time or another.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
04/23/04
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle

Although director Gary Winick can put a smile on such stuff, and dispose of actors without trashing them, the script is a vapor mist of rinky-dinks.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
04/23/04
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

Disarming fun as it trails a little girl who almost learns too late what's important in life and tries to correct mistakes that her older self made.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
04/23/04
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee
 
 
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