This kind of storyline has been done a million times over. An older character wants to right the wrongs of his past, and gets made younger to do that. The good thing about this is that at some point, the movie actually makes fun of this being an old concept, which shows that it knows how to laugh at itself. But Mike becoming younger enables him to connect with his son and daughter on a much deeper level than he would as a father, and even manages to find out what went wrong with his wife. I personally was more touched with the friendship he developed with his son than most of the rest of the movie, though there is a hilarious scene between him and his daughter, which shows both Efron and Trachtenburg at their comedic strengths. I was most impressed by Sterling Knight's performance. After seeing him in Sonny With A Chance, I doubted he could play a character who was supposed to be unpopular and a geek, but his ability just showed me what a multi-talented performer he really is.
Review of 17 Again
