13 Going On 30 - 20th March 2012

Yet again the pink and fluffy, chick-flick reigns supreme here at Tuesday Night is Film Night!

As this week, we take in the majestic movie magic, the fantastic film fun, the sumptious celluloid selection.....

(OK, enough with the alliteration!!),

......... that is;

13 Going On 30

The gorgeous Jennifer Garner, leads the cast in this female version of Big.

The story follows Jenna Rink who is the 13 year old wishing she was 30. Typically (as with most films of this genre), Jenna is not in the girlie clique at school and so feels alienated, finding solace only in her best friend and neighbour Matt Flamhaff.
The geeky Jenna suffers further humiliation at her 13th Birthday party and ends up falling out with Matt and crying in the closet, sobbing and chanting that she wished she was 30!

Guess what?

The next thing Jenna wakes to find she is 30! (And now portrayed by Jennifer Garner) and is a succesful magazine editor and all round nasty piece of work, which is not what the 13 year old Jenna really wanted.

Confused as to what is going on. Unsure of who is who. Jenna has to work out what happened in the intervening 17 years and work out what she is going to do, to put things right.

Yes, it is a predictable film, using a proven formula, as seen in Big, or Freaky Friday, but Garner brings something fresh to the screen and there seems to be more touching moments as the romantic side of the story shines through.
More romance than Big, less comedy than Freaky Friday.

The romance is provided by Matt and Jenna, who try to rekindle their friendship, although Matt is engaged to be married, but can Jenna win Matt back?

Also Jenna has to work out how to save the magazine; Poise, that she works for (watch the film for full details on the magazine thread of the story). So there is a lot going on, which ensures there are no holes in the film and it is filled with continuing storyline. Whish is a very good thing. (Lookout for the Thriller dance routine, a heartwarming moment in the film).

Obviously, it all works out in the end, but the journey to get there, is a fun, interesting and an emotional one. It is a lovely movie and will be a firm favourite here, to be watched again and again.