
After total humiliation at her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wants to just hide until she's thirty. Thanks to some wishing dust, Jenna's prayer has been answered. With a knockout body, a dream apartment, a fabulous wardrobe, an athlete boyfriend, a dream job, and superstar friends, this can't be a better life. Unfortunately, Jenna realizes that this is not what she wanted. The only one that she needs is her childhood best friend, Matt, a boy that she thought destroyed... (Full plot summary below)
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After total humiliation at her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wants to just hide until she's thirty. Thanks to some wishing dust, Jenna's prayer has been answered. With a knockout body, a dream apartment, a fabulous wardrobe, an athlete boyfriend, a dream job, and superstar friends, this can't be a better life. Unfortunately, Jenna realizes that this is not what she wanted. The only one that she needs is her childhood best friend, Matt, a boy that she thought destroyed her party. But when she finds him, he's a grown up, and not the same person that she knew.
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| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe rare commercial comedy that leaves you entranced by what can happen only in the movies. |
| Lessons of DarknessNick SchagerHypocritically smears the very mascara it wears. |
| Nick's Flick PicksNick Davis13 Going on 30, flyaway though it is, has heart and modest craft where other, similar movies just have plot mechanics. |
| CinerinaKarina MontgomeryWinning narrative challenges of having other characters reveal her to herself, & building our empathy from the performances of the young leads. Surprising & lovely. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenThough Jennifer Garner has a huge fan club, she's not a particularly appealing actress in a movie that nonetheless has its moments. |
| Premiere MagazinePeter DebrugeNearly perfect in its own cotton-candy way. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderIt's a pleasant surprise that the movie holds up as well as it does for as long as it does. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonYou won't stop expecting Tom Hanks to jump in and dance out 'Chopsticks' on the big flat piano on the floor... |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatTakes the creative concepts of Big and turns them into a patently phony comedy. |
| Dallas Morning NewsPhilip WuntchMs. Garner's performance is what sticks with you. She's hilarious, warm and cool. |