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RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Alexander Westerman 13 Going on 30 PosterJenna (Christa B. Allen) is 13 and bummed out about not being one of the "popular crowd". On her birthday, her pal next door, Matt (Sean Marquette), gives her some wishing dust that works a little better than Jenna imagined. She wakes up the next day still feeling 13, but Jenna (Jennifer Garner) is now 30 and everybody else is 17 years older as well - this takes some getting used to.Jenna discovers she's working as a fashion editor with one of the former cool girls, Lucy (Judy Greer), and that she she's grown up into somebody she's not exactly proud of. Jenna turns to her old friend Matt (Mark Ruffalo) for help - he's not exactly thrilled to see her again. Jenna may be a "thirty, flirty, and thriving" girl, but she's miserable until she gets some valuable advice from Mom (Kathy Baker) who tells her that a mistake just gives you a chance to learn how to make things right. Will a second chance allow Jenna be the person she was meant to be? We feel a message coming on.There are some similarities between the beginning of this storyline and Big (or the multitude of other movies where one person wakes up in a strange body - even if it's their own at a different age), but this story heads down its own path. Besides, everything old is new again (including the soundtrack full of 80's tunes). Speaking of great songs from the past, it's a case of unfortunate timing to spotlight a Michael Jackson song - but "Thriller" makes a great party-picker-up, and the dance number still works.This movie is not all jokes, messages, and fabulous shoes - these characters have real moments when they show their flaws, share their joys, and pay for their choices. But mostly, they entertain by centering on the childlike innocence of Jennifer Garner. She proves that she can handle more than just action. There are a couple of times that her reactions come across as stiff or forced (it could be that's just her character), but most of the time she's charming and bubbly and basically gives a winning performance. Her co-star Mark Ruffalo is romantic and adorable (and the boyfriend Samuel Ball is not bad either - thanks to him there's a whole new way to appreciate Ice Ice Baby).What we learn from this movie - no matter what age you are, it's still true that: Slumber parties with your girlfriends are a blast, Photographs of your friends always win over phony models, Pancakes are a comfort food When you're feeling blue, and it's always nice to run home to Mom and cuddle in bed with her (non in the Deliverance sense).

adonis98-743-186503 Packed with a bunch of beautiful performances by a great cast and a cute idea for a movie 13 Going on 30 is not your usual Romantic Movie with girly stuff. Great Soundtrack with songs from that time and from the 80's and a great love chemistry between Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. The movie sure has the same old things like other movies have Friendship goes to love, they break up they get it together again they get married and those stuff but even tho it's not an original movie it's still great on it's own way. Also watching Hulk get married with Elektra Natchios and living on a Pink House is enough for those who want to laugh a little bit cause this movie is sweet, funny and great. I give it a 10/10.

g-bodyl I felt like I have seen the plot of 13 Going on 30 a trillion times before, so I was able to predict the outcome of the movie only two minutes in. It's not bad in any way, but it's nothing that great either. Only the always watchable Jennifer Garner makes this movie worth watching. The movie offers up a stale script, but Garner is able to infuse her charm to make this rom-com merely watchable. This is a great date movie for sure. It's funny at times and it kind of made me wish I grew up in the 80's.Gary Winick's film is about a 13-year-old girl named Jenna Rink who wishes she was 30. Now she has received her wish and now her 30-year-old body must cooperate with her 13-year-old mind. As a magazine editor, they may be hard to do. When she discovers her best friend, Matt living nearby, she discovers that perhaps an old friend may be the flame of her life.This film is well-acted and the acting saves the day. Jennifer Garner is the right person to work in a rom-com and she does an excellent job. She's cheerful, quirky, and a blast to watch. I must also mention Mark Ruffalo. He is nearly as good as Garner and they work very well with each other. It's also nice to see Andy Serkis in a role where he doesn't need CGI. He was a hoot to watch.Overall, 13 Going on 30 is pleasurable enough to watch, stale script and all. In the kind of genre with this kind of plot, there have been better movies like 1988's Tom Hanks film, Big. I was entertained and thanks to the likable leads, the film sort of works. Not great, but not awful. I rate this film 7/10.

satkum1132 13 going on 30 is something which every teenager is like, the way how Jenna rink going in future and realize that she achieved all things which she dream , and became a editor of successful magazine, but she is in mess when realize that her loved one's including her childhood best friend's Matt Flammer is no more in relation, and also detached with her mom and dad are not connected anymore and feel herself lonely and cheated by her friend tom , but she tried hard to make things better but all is not gone well in time and Matt is marry with other girl .The best part of film is the character of Jenna Rick played by Jennifer Garner and charter of Matt played by Mark Ruffalo who just put more depth in the role and make it's worth watching , Jennifer Garner natural charm and Mark Ruffalo stability , deepness and seriousness in her character makes the scene more beautiful to watch .