| They share their favorite childhood candy, , while moving into a pink house identical to the dollhouse | And that's a major disappointment, considering that at least three-quarters of "13 Going on 30" shows both a witty intelligence and lightness of touch that's all too rare in mainstream comedies these days |
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| It's so much fun for me | Those moments feel painfully, comically true |
Regardless of the mistakes she'd made before, Jenna is actively much nicer to people and wants to make amends.
24| Jenna confronts Lucy, who scornfully reveals that Jenna was the one conspiring with Sparkle and sabotaging Poise; Lucy merely stole the job Jenna was to receive | Jenna realizes how much she cares for Matt, but because his life has taken such a different route from hers, it may be too late to do anything about that |
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| The cast is great, and it's a whimsical and nostalgic trip down memory lane | When Jenna's friend and fellow misfit Matt shows up for her birthday party and starts dancing, spasmodically, blissfully, and very, very embarrassingly, to Talking Heads' "Burning Down the House," it seems like a promise that "13 Going on 30" will be the movie that every former and current square peg hopes to see: One that doesn't say just, "It's OK to be different," but "It's great to be different |