Such a frustrating disappointment

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

To say the least, "Try Seventeen" or "All I want" is definitely different. Never seen a movie like it. Which, is not exactly a good thing. With this movie, I began to wonder what had ever really made me believe that Elijah Wood could even act. Loving Mandy Moore as much as I do as an actress (for I am a sap for such a movie as "A Walk to remember")I actually ended up wanting to kick the two of them for thinking that this movie would be any good... Then I also wanted to kick myself for actually paying over twenty dollars for it. Of course, there are some interesting scenes such as when Elijah wears the cowboy hat, or that scene with the wannabe twenty year old, old woman jumping Elijah on a bed he's recently had delivered from her shop. Now that is a wonder to behold, and possibly the best reason to see this movie... That, and Elijah Wood in a cowboy hat... In general, story is severely lacking, acting is not at all up to par, and of course, just... don't bother.

All I Want/Try Seventeen is a fresh, beautiful film about one young man's struggles as he travels along the bumpy path of growing up. This film was absolutely brilliant- the script, the way it was filmed, and especially the music all worked together to make it a refreshing change from the normal teen movies of today. Not to mention the acting- Elijah Wood did a wonderful job of portraying his character, Jones Dillon. He gave just the right amount of depth and feeling to his character without overacting. Hollywood could do with more young actors like Elijah Wood. He knows how to give a real, stirring, heartfelt performance and he give his all, which is apparent in this film. Equally good performances came from Mandy Moore and Franka Potente. If you remember what it's like to be around that age, on the brink of adulthood but not quite there yet, you will enjoy this film!

OK, lets get something straight, first of all. I totally LOVE Elijah Wood. But this film was totally disappointing. The acting was not at all convincing, and the plot, well.....what plot? The storyline (though I very strongly doubt there was one,) was barely recognisable and the whole movie seemed like a very, very long commercial. "All I Want," (aka "Try Seventeen") had no real climax, and the ending SUCKED. You know how some movies leave you with a "feeling"?Maybe it's a happy feeling, or a depressed feeling, but the only feeling "All I Want" left me with was 'I cannot believe I just wasted an hour and a half watching this movie'. Elijah, I love ya, honey- but I think you should consider roles like these a bit more carefully before you take them!

Because of his superb work as Frodo, I have become a fan of E. Wood. Recently, I began viewing his previous films, having seen very few before LotR. A few nights ago I watched "The War", a pretty good film in which Wood does an amazing, truly convincing job at portraying the intense, very complex boy, Stu. But viewing "All I Want", I hardly can believe it is the same actor! The film has many good ideas but doesn't develop them. It's like a sketch for another film that never was made. The acting is like that, too. Some good ideas, isolated convincing moments, but mostly the scenes seem more like early rehearsals than finished performances. I can only think to blame the director for both the wispyness of the film as a whole and for the portrayals, most of which only hint at what might make their characters tick. Only Franka Potente is able to scrounge up something that feels like a real person. A waste of a lot of acting talent all round, in my opinion.