MARC ALEN P.

DATUIN 11 HUMSS - A

-MOVIE REVIEW-

17 Again
A. Characters
 Mike O’Donnell – the lead character of this movie.
 Scarlet O’Donnell – the wife of Mike.
 Ned Gold – Mike’s best friend.
 Maggie O’Donnell – Mike’s daughter.
 Alex O’Donnell – Mike’s son.
 Naomi – Scarlet’s best friend.
 The Janitor – the magical spirit that turned Mike into a 17-year old guy.
 Coach Murphy – the school’s basketball coach.
 Nicole – Alex’s cheerleader crush.
 Stan – Maggie’s aggressive boyfriend.
B. Settings
 The movie started in the scene at Santa Monica High School where Mike
O’Donnell was practicing his shooting for the upcoming game that will decide his
basketball fate in the basketball gym.
C. Plot
 Before the start of the game, Scarlet told the 17-year old Mike that she was
pregnant and he was the father. Mike decided to face his responsibility and
rejected his basketball career. 20 years later, Mike’s life got miserable. Scarlet
filed a divorce on him and he was not promoted in his job. Revisiting his old
school, Mike met a janitor that turned him into a 17-year old guy. Having another
opportunity, Mike decided to enroll in his old high school being Ned Gold as his
fake father. Mike joins the basketball team, helped Alex to improve at basketball,
helped Maggie to move on from her break up with Stan, and even tried to fix his
relationship with Scarlet. On the day for the upcoming game to decide Mike’s
basketball career, Scarlet was watching the game and Mike was again in a similar
situation 20 years ago – choosing between Scarlet and his basketball career. Mike
has chosen to go to Scarlet and transformed into an old Mike again. Scarlet
cancelled the divorce and the O’Donnell family lived as happy as ever.
D. Lesson/s
 Your choices will shape your future, you need to decide wisely especially in
crucial life decisions. And learn to accept the consequences of your decisions no
matter how good or bad it is.
E. 1-5 stars
 This movie will get a rating of 5 stars from me because not only that the story
touched my heart while watching it but also the lessons from it have motivated me
to choose my decisions wisely.