I always look in on this picture when it comes on, though mostly to watch my favorite parts-- of which there are many. Garner is so perfect for the role and so appealing that she's a pleasure to watch; really, all the casting is spot-on.
There are just a couple of elements that don't quite ring true for me, though the picture is so well-crafted that minor points are forgivable and didn't dissuade me from posting a "10". Having been 13 once myself, it's hard to imagine a 13-year-old seriously wishing to be 30-- at 13 that seemed like being totally over the hill. At 13 the target ages would be 18 and no longer underage, or 21 and no longer a minor. For a teenage girl to reject her teen years entirely is quite a sacrifice, and then to skip her 20s as well would be like throwing away half her life. But hey, willing suspension of disbelief, right?
Jenna spends a lot of time preparing to go to that party (in a limo!), and we see her hair in rollers, but then nothing comes of that; the hair hasn't been curled at all. Simple inexperience? Doesn't matter, though; Garner would shine with any kind of hair.
She's a charmer, and the picture is a charmer, and it's one that pretty much anyone can enjoy.
There are just a couple of elements that don't quite ring true for me, though the picture is so well-crafted that minor points are forgivable and didn't dissuade me from posting a "10". Having been 13 once myself, it's hard to imagine a 13-year-old seriously wishing to be 30-- at 13 that seemed like being totally over the hill. At 13 the target ages would be 18 and no longer underage, or 21 and no longer a minor. For a teenage girl to reject her teen years entirely is quite a sacrifice, and then to skip her 20s as well would be like throwing away half her life. But hey, willing suspension of disbelief, right?
Jenna spends a lot of time preparing to go to that party (in a limo!), and we see her hair in rollers, but then nothing comes of that; the hair hasn't been curled at all. Simple inexperience? Doesn't matter, though; Garner would shine with any kind of hair.
She's a charmer, and the picture is a charmer, and it's one that pretty much anyone can enjoy.