Reviewed by: Kris

Director: Gary Winick

Producer: Donna Arkoff Roth, Susan Arnold, Donna Roth, & Gina Matthews

Cast: Jennifer Garner, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis, Christa B. Allen, & Sam Ball

Drama, Comedy and Romance 1 hr. 37 min. It is 1987 and Jenna is a 13-year-old girl on the brink of womanhood. The problem is that adulthood is just not arriving fast enough. She's suffocated by her dorky parents, ignored by the hip kids in school--and the cute guy she has a crush on barely knows her name. No longer content to spend time only with her best friend and neighbor, Matt Flamhaff, Jenna invites the cool kids to her 13th birthday party. But the party is a disaster. Jenna is humiliated when she's locked in the closet for a game of "Seven Minutes in Heaven" and everyone deserts her. Alone in the closet, Jenna makes an earnest wish. If only she could be all grown up, she'd have the life she's always wanted. Miraculously, her wish comes true.

The next day, when Jenna emerges from the closet, it's 2004 and she's 30 years old. What's more, she is a gorgeous successful woman with a great job and a fabulous Fifth Avenue apartment. She is finally cool and popular. The only hitch? She has absolutely no id! ea how she got there. Initially frightened but gradually enchanted by her new life, Jenna soon realizes there's something missing--Matt. When she looks him up, she is horrified to discover that she and Matt are no longer in contact and, furthermore, he is engaged to be married. Jenna learns that 'having it all' is not enough and decides to take a second chance at first love. Now her biggest wish is that it's not too late.

I’m not a huge fan of chick flicks, but when I heard that I could see a sneak preview of this movie I decided to see it because sneak previews are fun. The trailers of this movie made it look cute and funny, so I was kind of excited to see it.

This is a cute little movie. It’s fairly predictable, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I just really hate it when the trailers for movies give things away, which the trailers did for this one. Jennifer Garner is perfect for the role she plays. She’s very good at acting like a kid in an adult body. She’s able to be dorky and yet gorgeous at the same time. The rest of the cast is pretty good in their roles as well. They are able to be unsure or stuck-up, whichever the case may be.

The one thing that I didn’t like about this movie was that they made it almost too much of a chick flick. They didn’t really try to make it a movie for everyone, and that annoys me. The thing I love about this movie is the fact that it is a movie for those people who are children of the 1980’s. It features George Michael and Michael Jackson songs, which are always fun. I think my favorite part is when they start doing the dance from the music video of "Thriller."

If you are a child of the 1980’s, you may like this movie. This isn’t a movie for everyone, mainly the majority of the male crowd. I suppose this is a good date movie, if you’re into that sort of thing. It’s worth a rental at least when it comes out on video or DVD.