13 Going On 30

13 Going On 30 is a 2004, romantic comedy starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. It centers around Jenna Rink, a 13-year-old girl who wishes to be 30-years-old in order to help her overcome her unpopularity at school. Skip ahead 17 years and you meet Jenna as an adult.

Throughout the movie you are taken through the different trials that Jenna has to face, from realizing that she's an adult with a boyfriend she's not interested in, to finding out her former friend Matt and her are estranged, to finding out her current best friend Lucy isn't as nice as she first appears to be. By the end of the movie Jenna realizes that things you wish don't always turn out the way that you would like or expect them to.

Fast Facts

1. Release date: April 23, 2004
2. Starring: Jennifer Garner, Judy Greer, Mark Ruffalo and Kathy Baker
3. Running Time: 97 Minutes
4. Directed by Gary Winnick

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13 Going On 30 premise is similar to the ones in Big, Wish Upon a Star, and Freaky Friday.

Reviews for 13 Going On 30

1. "Gary Winick directed 2002's charming, somewhat quirky "Tadpole." Here, however, saddled with less perceptive material, he must rely on Garner's considerable charm to keep the audience's focus away from the hackneyed plot. It is a story filled with holes." — Lawrence.com Review
2. "The happy ending in 13 Going on 30 is an outrageous contrivance arrived at all too quickly. But it is, nevertheless, more satisfying--more spiritually rewarding, let's venture--than most." — Film Journal International>
3. "Despite some serious over-acting in early scenes, Garner is perfect as the woman who realises she was far cooler as a kid than an adult and her relationship with Ruffalo's adult Matt is the film's most touching - yet underworked - highlight. If audiences can take their eyes off either of them, there's a lesson in here for all of us." — RTE Entertainment Review]

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