13 Going on 30 (DVD)

13 Going on 30 (2004) starring Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer. Garner plays Jenna, who finds being a 13-year-old unbearable. Accidentally sprinkled with magic dust as she wishes she were 30, she wakes up in a grownup body and finds that being an adult isn't all it's cracked up to be. Comparisons to Tom Hanks in "Big" are inevitable, and this movie falls short in almost every category. The one aspect that doesn't disappoint is Garner herself, who is simply adorable in the title role. But that's not quite enough to make up for the far-fetched shenanigans that pass for plot in the middle part of the film, before the quickly contrived happy ending. Grade: B