The plot is obviously similar to the movie Big and all the critics have already bothered to point that out. While 13 Going on 30 isn't as good or engaging as Big, it's still a decent film with a nice message. The movie works a lot better than it should because of Jennifer Garner.
“13 Going on 30” is if a rom-com met Tom Hank's “Big.” It follows Jenna Rink, an outcast 13-year-old in 1987 who desperately wants to be cool like The Six Chicks — a popular group of girls at her school.
Perhaps worried that the phrase “13 Going on 30” wouldn't resonate in other countries, the film was released with another title in other parts of the globe. In some places, it got the similar — but distinctly different — title of Suddenly 30.
The 2004 film 13 Going on 30 is charming and fun. Most of this is thanks to the lead character, played by the winsome Jennifer Garner. When the film begins, it's 1987 and her character is 13 years old. After she's humiliated, she makes a wish that she was 30 years old.
Garner makes the most of this humble, good-natured rom-com, propelling it from the minor leagues to the majors. 13 Going on 30, directed with a sweet touch by Gary Winick (Tadpole), is an immensely likable if unchallenging comedy.
Parents need to know that this movie's R rating comes from frank and explicit -- but thoughtful -- treatment of the subject matter -- how peer pressure can lure kids away from their moorings and their families. Characters constantly use very strong language. Teenagers engage in every possible self-destructive behavior…
In 2000, Ruffalo married his Sunrise Coigney, whom he now shared three kids with: Keen, Odette, and Bella. Meanwhile, Garner married Affleck in 2005 and had kids Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel.
American actress Jennifer Garner was cast for the movie's lead role. In order to film the picture, Garner shot it while on break from filming her TV series Alias. Gwyneth Paltrow, Hilary Swank, and Renée Zellweger were all considered for the lead role.
It is the first film in The Mighty Ducks film series. In some countries, the home release copies were printed with the title as The Mighty Ducks Are the Champions to avoid confusion with the title of the sequel. The year after the film's release, Disney founded an NHL hockey team, named the "Mighty Ducks of Anaheim".
1 hit "Crazy For You," Soft Cell's 1982 smash "Tainted Love," Pat Benatar's 1983 chart-topper, "Love Is A Battlefield," and of course, the ultimate '80s hit, Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby." Additional highlights are provided by roots-rockers Ingram Hill ("Will I Ever Make It Home?"), Lillix (who cover "What I Like About ...
30-year-old Jenna's tough-as-nails new best friend Lucy -- no longer nicknamed Tom-Tom after plastic surgery -- drives her to her work office. Upon further investigation, Jenna learns that she now works as an editor for Poise, her favorite fashion magazine when she was a teenager.
Celebrity doppelgängers are a thing, guys, not to mention nepo babies who look like their parents – it's a thing called Hollywood DNA, don't you know? But what happens when the two collide? Well, Jennifer Garner and Jenna Ortega, two completely unrelated A-List actors, just demonstrated.
Jennifer Garner has been married twice. Her first marriage was to her Felicity co-star Scott Foley and lasted from 2000 until 2004. Her second marriage was to her Pearl Harbor and Daredevil co-star Ben Affleck and lasted from 2005 until 2018, though the two separated in 2015.
Actress Jennifer Anne Garner was born on April 17, 1972, in Houston, Texas. The daughter of a chemical engineer and a retired English professor, Garner was raised in Charleston, West Virginia, with her two sisters. She attended Denison University in Ohio, where she graduated with a degree in theater in 1996.
Jennifer has worked with major brands like Neutrogena and Capital One—and apparently, she makes a lot of money per brand contract! Celebrity Net Worth says Jen "likely" had a 5-year deal worth $15-20 million for her work with Mercedes alone.
Jennifer Garner's romance with John Miller is going strong after a brief break. The pair began dating in 2018, the same year Garner finalized her divorce from ex-husband Ben Affleck. The actors — who share kids Violet, Seraphina and Samuel — ended their 10-year marriage in 2015.
