Metacritic Movie Ratings
17 Again Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Pleasant, harmless PG-13 entertainment, with a plot a little more surprising and acting a little better than I expected.

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• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  For a swoon-fest aimed at tweens, 17 Again has a lot going for it.

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• 50

  out of 100

  VarietyJustin Chang

  Zac Efron's squeaky-clean tweener-bait profile is unlikely to be threatened by 17 Again, an energetic but earthbound comic fantasy that borrows a few moves, if little inspiration, from "Big" and "It's a Wonderful Life."

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  The director, Burr Steers, whose other credits include "Igby Goes Down" and stints directing TV shows, 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.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Works better than you might imagine at times but stumbles awkwardly other times. The unevenness in the writing is matched by directorial overkill in certain comic sequences.

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• 42

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  The result is 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.

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