The story for this movie is pretty simple-- girl gets a chance to go back to her teen years and try and fix some things she has always regretted. Going into the movie I thought it was a bit risky in terms of why -- what would she learn from this, why is she deserving of such a chance, how will it benefit her future self, etc. -- but I really appreciate the ending message of this movie. It reminds me of a song I really love (though I can't remember the title) -- "if you want to be someone else, change your mind". The main character spends a lot of time trying to rearrange past events of her life in hopes to avoid future disappointments, but she ends up realizing that the best way to carry forward is to accept past regrets and not let them hold you back or feel badly about yourself. This message resonates really well with me (and I'm sure everyone) because while most people don't get a chance to try and change their past, everyone has likely done something they wish they could undo-- but like this movie says, all you can ever really do is learn from your mistakes and then move on, leaving them behind you.
Acting and music were both fine. I appreciated how similar the younger and older version of them main character --they did a good job making me believe they were just different versions of the same person.
I don't rewatch often so I doubt I'll rewatch it, but it was enjoyable enough that someone might want to. Really the take-home part of this story was the sweetness of the relationship between the main character and her younger self, along with the universal message of living for the future. Those alone make it work the watch.
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