Freaky Friday

2003

1h 36m

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6.5/10

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Family

Fantasy

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Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities, they each get a peek at how the other person feels, thinks and lives.

Directors

Mark Waters

Writers

Leslie Dixon(screenplay by)

Heather Hach(screenplay by)

Mary Rodgers(book by)

Stars

Lindsay Lohan

Jamie Lee Curtis

Harold Gould

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Top cast

Anna Coleman

Tess Coleman

Grandpa

Jake

Ryan

Mr. Bates

Maddie

Harry Coleman

Peg

Pei-Pei

Pei-Pei's Mom

Evan

Dottie Robertson

Stacey Hinkhouse

Christina Marie Walter

Same Shirt Girl

Lu Elrod

Detention Monitor

Heather Hach

Gym Teacher

Lorna Scott

Butcher Woman

Directors

Mark Waters

Writers

Leslie Dixon(screenplay by)

Heather Hach(screenplay by)

Mary Rodgers(book by)

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7/10

Really good watch, will watch again, and can recommend. I'm not sure what it is about this movie, but it's just an easy, fun watch. Jamie Lee Curtis is a seasoned actress, and Lindsey Lohan had finally built enough experience to be reliable in this role where she's basically doing an impression of Jamie Lee Curtis being her mom. I'm not a huge fan of either one, but I'm not going to deny their acting "chops" and they bring it here, giving the audience a natural and fun atmosphere to the dilemma. There are several very good improvements on original movie in this: cutting a lot of the thought narrative, adding a medium for the swap magic, having them wake up different instead of insta-switching, and several of the added plot lines really help fill out the world better. A career woman is more interesting to follow than a housewife (not that it's necessarily more important), the romance line(s) in this are surprising and slightly less creepy, and swapping a sports game out for musical show not only allowed for the cross competition between character events, but also allows for some great alt rock music throughout the movie: I'll admit to enjoying a movie more when I can relate to the music better. There are several good supporting actors (big and small), to include the Chinese restaurant family which, I think is a very nice cherry on top of the story. By having the source of the magic be an outside party, I think it helps the complexity of the story without causing confusion. It's a fun watch, give it a go.

Kamurai13 Jul, 2020