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Director | Gary Winick |
Language | English |
Suitable for audience | 15 + |
Release date | April 23, 2004 |
Country | United States |
Genre | Rom Com |
The title of this film, 13 Going 30, is quite fitting. Do you recall how eager we were to mature and become adults as kids? It's reasonable to assume that, as adults, we did not anticipate this. We constantly search for an adult to manage a problem when it is horrible, but we soon learn that we are the grownups. Yes, that is how it is. Sometimes in life, we just want to skip a chapter, but no matter how difficult the circumstance, we must persevere. All of us have been there. You'll experience elements of a fairy tale, hard-core adulting realities, wannabe popularity, heartbreaks, and an intense romance in this film.
Summary
Jenna Rink (Jennifer Garner), a 13-year-old girl, aspires to join the 6 Chicks group, which includes the coolest individuals. Except for Matty (Mark Ruffalo), who lives next door, she has no friends. Because of Jenna's exceptional intelligence and academic prowess, the girls depend on her to do their assignments. One such arrangement is that they complete their schoolwork in exchange for the six chicks' gang members agreeing to attend her party and bring the sexiest boys.
She was humiliated at the party, argued with her friend Matty, and wished she were thirty years older in her closet. She kept banging her head on the shelf there, and when she sprinkled the magical powder that was in the gift that Matty gave her, she was instantly transported into the future.
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Jenna was at her future apartment, which also happened to be the place where she was unexpectedly confronted by an unidentified nude man.
The 30-year-old Jenna was "living the best life"—she had a plush apartment, the coolest boyfriend, she was stunning and people looked up to her, and—most importantly—she had landed a position as an editor at Poise, the publication she has loved most since she was 13 years old. She now had a close friend in Lucy Wyman, the team's pivotal player.
Going back and forth in her attempts to make sense of things, she eventually comes face to face with her genuine adult self, and she is not at all pleased with how she has turned out. Since Jenna is only 13 years old at the time, she is still best friends with Matty and considers him to be her safe haven. Jenna reasoned that if she met Matty, he might be able to assist her in some way. She was shocked to learn so much after meeting the adult Matty, though. When he last spoke to Jenna, it was on her 13th birthday; Matty was engaged; he was a photographer; and he had no idea that they had stopped communicating.
They spend more time together, and during that time Jenna discovers many things about herself, including her greatest achievement—becoming the team leader of the 6 Chicks. While working on a project together, Jenna and Matty became closer, and several unexpected things transpired.
Characters
Jenna Rink, the movie's main heroine, is inexplicably transformed from a 13-year-old child to a 30-year-old woman. She is played by Jennifer Garner. She is naive and self-centered at first, but she ends up learning important lessons about friendship, love, and the need of being honest with oneself.
Mark Ruffalo's character, Matt Flamhaff, is Jenna's childhood best friend who gets in touch with her at the age of 30. He has a strong sense of honesty and is nice and sincere. Matt is the ideal romantic hero because of his persistent devotion to his love for Jenna throughout the film.
Judy Greer's character, Lucy Wyman, is Jenna's conceited and cynical coworker who is out to ruin Jenna's career. She is a symbol of adulthood's dark side when achievement is determined by flimsy criteria like status and popularity.
Tom-Tom, portrayed by Alexandra Kyle, was Jenna's middle school best friend before becoming her nemesis in high school. Tom-Tom portrays the shallowness and insecurity of adolescence when she is a teenager, but as an adult, she is accomplished and self-assured, demonstrating how individuals can develop with time.
Andy Serkis's portrayal of Richard Kneeland, Jenna's employer at the fashion magazine she works for, paints him as a cunning and unscrupulous figure. He is a symbol of the unethical side of the business, where individuals are going to do whatever it takes to go higher.
My Verdict
Overall, I believe it's an okayish movie to watch, however, if your children are under 18, I wouldn't suggest watching it with your family. Some things, in my opinion, did not fit properly. For instance, Matty, who is an adult, is still kissed by Jenna, who was a child when she was transferred to an adult body, which is incorrectly stating the situation. The movie also made little to no sense when Jenna, at 13, used the mystical powder to transform into an adult version of herself. The movie has a happy ending but if you're a realist and prefer to see sensible, realistic movies, this might not be for you. I wouldn't watch it again either.
This movie is available on Netflix
My rating - 3/10
Written by Ifa Zamzami
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