17 Again

Mommy texted me at 2pm if I wanted to watch a movie. I said yes if it's her treat. Okay daw. So I hurriedly took a jeepney ride going to Robinsons Metroeast with 17 Again in mind.

I am not a Zac Efron fan. In fact, I am was a hater. Let's just say that after watching this movie, I'm giving the boy a chance. Ha. Well, let's just say that he's kinda cute. Oh no, I can't believe I'm saying this... It's just that he's kind of swoon-able here.









Anyway, it was a fun movie. And get this, there's a bonus moral-of-the-story bit. The adult Mike O' Donnell (Matthew Perry) didn't like the way his life turned out to be. He was once a high school basketball star who was thisclose to obtaining a college scholarship but he then opted to marry his high school sweetheart and ended up not going to college and 20 years later, in a career he didn't like. He was in a rut and blamed his wife for what has happened~ if only he had gone to college instead of marrying early. He was stuck in the past, reliving his glory days in his memories. That's when magic happens and he is transformed into his old 17-year-old self again (Zac Efron).

He primarily thought that this would be a chance for him to make things right but then realized that this happens to him for a reason~ to help his kids. He helped his son, Alex (Sterling Knight), stopped being bullied by the basketball jocks and actually get into the basketball team and helped his daughter Maggie (Michelle Trachtenberg) get out of an unhealthy relationship. In a nutshell, he then realizes that he has everything he needs- his wife (Leslie Mann) and his kids- he just failed to notice it when he was busy reliving the past and thinking all the shoulda's, woulda's and coulda's.

It's just cool that twentysomething's play the roles of high school kids. I feel so... young. Not. Well, okay, I do. After all, age is but a number. Basta, note to self: Start living your life today! I once was like the adult Mike O' Donnell but I am now really trying to enjoy the present and anticipating what's in store for me in the future.

Anyway, I just want to say that I think Zac Efron's cute. Although he is still wearing super tight jeans, I didn't find him gay in this movie unlike in High School Musical 1,2 and 3.