17 Again

I will not pretend that this is an original movie. This expertly crafted vehicle for Zac Efron combines "Back to the Future" and "Freaky Friday" in a way that is 1) Less creepy than having your mom fall in love with you like the former and 2) Have a less complicated story because only one person is switching as in the latter (well maybe that's a stretch...).

Gentlemen, I don't recommend this movie for you. This 90 minute soon-to-be-classic was 90 minutes of Zac Efron playing basketball, charming the camera, and wearing a wide variety of amazing outfits. Perhaps Michelle Trachtenberg (who has been in movie high school for at least 10 years) was put in as his daughter in good faith for the poor boyfriends that got dragged to this movie, but I think not. No, this was just an amazing Zac Efron being amazing movie, and I loved it. I am no High School Musical fan (heard that soundtrack on repeat too much at work), but I love Zac Efron.

Alright, enough said about him. Other parts of the movie? Well, Matthew Perry as old Zac Efron looks pretty old. Like it looks like he aged 20 years since Friends ended. Even at the end when he's all happy and turned back into his normal self, he looked horrible. I hope you get a better agent soon. There was a very funny side story with the main character's best friend who is a massive nerd who falls in love with the school principal (the amazing Melora Hardin who played Jan on the "The Office"), and it provided a couple funny geeky jokes. But seriously, this movie is about Zac Efron. Don't get confused about that. It's shameless at times, but I'm OK with that. Go out and enjoy.