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True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

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).

5.5 This is pretty good for a chick flick (if thats what it is??). Its very entertaining and decent paced. Its about a girl who is 13 and wishes she was in her 30s. She is suddenly transported into time and wakes up in a 30-something year-olds body (her future self). She finds that she doesn't like it as much as thought and wishes she would have married the guy kid friend she was mean to.

13 Going on 30 is a cute movie about learning that it's OK to feel like a kid at heart when being a grown up. It's especially good for 20-somethings because they're about to turn 30 themselves. They're at the age where they can feel like kids while learning about adulthood.Jennifer Garner plays Jenna, a woman who turns 30 overnight - when her 13th birthday was literally yesterday. As a grownup, she learns that life can be difficult and that she's not exactly who she wanted to be. That's why I think 20-somethings can relate to it. When they're younger, they have dreams of what their adulthood will be like, but once they approach it, they wonder what went wrong. Just like what Jenna did.It's a cute movie because it's not just about the life lesson; it's about reconnecting with old friends. It's about dealing with romantic relationships and crushes and dating. And there's a bunch of '80s music throughout the movie. Anyone of any age would enjoy this movie, especially if you want to live like a kid at heart throughout adulthood.

I have never seen Jennifer Garner actually acting in a film before so this was my first time to see her in a film and this is in 2016 haha! She looked very beautiful as playing her adult self and she even looked fashionable by dressing up as a 13 year old. I really did want herself and Mark Ruffalo to definitely become a couple especially as their teenage selves at the beginning of the movie. The pair of them did looked so much like their mini mes. I can't believe Sean Marquette and Christa B. Allen are so much older and look more adult now! Of course, this was only 12 years ago and yes it was a long time ago! Still, time flies when you don't realise the changes over the years!This was a really good chick flick! It definitely would be better if you have popcorn and a fizzy drink to make you feel more comfortable watching this film!