Matt Greene
The framing in this reverse-time-travel comedy is rough. The beginning part in the past is lame, & when Perry shows back up it's lame. However, literally everything in between is fun and super funny. Efron is revelatory; anytime he breaks character and starts acting like an adult / parent, he shows a complete control over his character and a ton of future promise for his career. And if you were wondering if it gets "Back-to-the-Future"-esque creepy....don't worry. It totally does. And it totally works.
Roberta Parry
I bought this at a charity sale where dvds were 50p each or 3 for £1. This was the 3rd, so it was essentially free and I thought it might be fun to take to a wine-and-takeaway night. This isn't a great film, and it's not a film that will stand the test of time, but it was notably hard to mock, and if 3 drunk 20- somethings can't find much to laugh at in a film like this then the good must outweigh the bad. I feel like this would be a standard film that I would never even have noticed if it wasn't for the inclusion of Efron in the post-HSM phase. I bet most HSM fans didn't even enjoy it, because it definitely seems like it wasn't aimed at them. If it wasn't for the creepy Disney movies (HSM, camp rock, they are all hilarious for all the wrong reasons) I would never have looked down on this film. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I shouldn't have. It's not a standard romcom because it managed to find a new twist on the genre, which should be lauded. And it's not just a vehicle for Efron, which is a bonus. Maybe 7/10 is too high, maybe it's just a reaction to the fact I expected it to be truly godawful. But most dvds get watched once and then returned to the exact same stall that I got them from, and this one didn't.
Madelyn Madi Crossman
When this movie came out I was really excited because it had Zac Efron in it and I though "If Zac Efron is in it, it has to be a good movie right?" WRONG this movie sucked big time it was just a snore fest with no point of existence. Along with being boring, the characters are under developed, the story is a mess, 95% of the jokes are either unfunny or don't make sense and the only thing that kept my eyes on the screen was obviously Zac but even then his character Mike seemed like a throw away character rather than the main character oh wait there's the seen where older mike got fired but guess what that was the only other remotely entertaining thing in this movie. If I could I would go back in time and convince myself not to see ever in my life.
strawberry-jam-shake
A man 30's wants to return when he was seventeen years old. He is met one old clerical staff in his old school, and to time travel to the old days.This is a story mixed by comedy and romance. The main actor, Zac Efron is very famous in Japan. I watched his movie at the time, in high school music lessons before. This movie is also interesting. If I can time travel to the past time, I also wants to return the days when I was seventeen years old. From this movie, I remember the days I enjoy my high school time very much. If he cannot be returned the past time, he must not be recognized his daughter and son deeply. In the high school time, I am also worried about light cares and great ones like human relations, family problem, and future path. Seventeen is really important time for me. On the other hands, people cannot expect the future exactly, and we cannot returns the past time in reality. Therefore, I want to do my best at all things and don't want to regret later.This movie is very interesting. All people may be sympathized with the problem which happens to some part of this story. However, it is not including gloomy feelings. The film actually makes people feel refreshed after watching it. I really recommend you to watch this movie.
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