| 13 Going On 30 Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 4.5/5) |
| You know by the bouncy "Head over Heels" theme that this will be a
movie that makes you grin, but who would have thought you might also
have not one but two good cries during it as well! All the XY
chromosomes out there are shriveling up at the...more |
| 13 Going On 30 Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 3/4) |
| Jennifer Garner has an electric presence (rather fitting that she is in
pre-production for "Elektra"). She simply dazzles on screen with her wide grin
and a killer curvaceous body. She also has ample charm and a dynamic
physicality that makes you want to...more |
| 13 Going On 30 Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: C+) |
| All of us welcome a cheery new face to the world
of cinema. And a radiant disposition such as
Jennifer Garner's will never go unappreciated.
She oozes such breeziness that even the dourest
of people would find themselves cracking a grin
just because of...more |
| 13 Going On 30 Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: C+) |
| Young Jenna Rink (Shana Dowdeswell, who could also stand in easily for
Hilary Swank) yearns to be one of the popular SixChicks and bribes them
into coming to her thirteenth birthday party. When the snooty clique pulls
a mean trick, Jenna turns on her...more |
| 13 Going On 30 Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: C-) |
| Jenna Rink (Christa B. Allen) is a typical kid on the
brink of her 13th birthday. When she is rejected by
the cool clique at school she desperately wishes to be
"thirty, flirty and thriving." But, the old saying,
"be careful what you wish for," holds...more |
| 13 Going On 30 Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 3/10) |
| I love me some Jennifer Garner. I might love her more than her own parents
do. Get between me and Alias, and you'll have a real problem on your hands,
Bub. Sometimes, when I'm not watching Alias, I look up on the wall at
Garner's Elektra poster from...more |
| 13 Going On 30 Review |
| by Josh Gilchrist (Rating: 2/4) |
| "13 Going On 30" makes no apologies for being a carbon copy of 1988's "big,"
although it's inevitable that most audiences will wish that it did. The film is
an unabashedly sweet romantic comedy which holds the audience hostage to its
endless array of...more |
| 13 Going On 30 Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 6/10) |
| PLOT:
A nerdy 13-year old girl who just wants to "fit in", wishes that she was 30 and
magically awakens inside the body of Jennifer Garner the next day (kinda like I
wish I woke up every morning). Confused and elated, the girl quickly realizes
that she...more |
| 13 Going On 30 Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B-) |
| Reviewed by: Harvey S. Karten
Grade: B-
Columbia Pictures/Revolution Studios
Directed by: Gary Winick
Written by: Cathy Yuspa, Josh Goldsmith
Cast: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Crista B. Allen, Sean Marquette, Judy
Greer, Kathy Baker, Andy Serkis,...more |
| 13 Going On 30 Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| 13 GOING ON 30, by TADPOLE's Gary Winick, should be a monster hit with tween
girls, but its story, which is something like a female BIG with Jennifer Garner
("Alias") taking the Tom Hanks role, should have wide appeal as did FREAKY
FRIDAY, another...more |
| 13 Going On 30 Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 8/10) |
| It's a new twist on a familiar time-tripping concept. New Jersey, 1987: Jenna
Rink (Crista B. Allen) is a nervous, awkward 13 year-old. When her birthday
party is a social disaster, she wishes for deliverance from the angst and
insecurity of adolescence...more |
