The remake of Freaky Friday is pretty freakin' good.
Freaky Friday (2003)
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Reviews Counted:140
Fresh:123
Rotten:17
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan add charm to this funny remake.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for mild thematic elements and some language
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release:Aug 6, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $110,180,505
Synopsis: A remake of the 1976 classic, this story of mother-daughter body-switching features impressive and entertaining performances from established star Jamie Lee Curtis and teen actress Lindsey Lohan.... A remake of the 1976 classic, this story of mother-daughter body-switching features impressive and entertaining performances from established star Jamie Lee Curtis and teen actress Lindsey Lohan. Curtis plays Tess Coleman, a widowed psychiatrist juggling her job and family while planning her second marriage. Lohan plays her rebellious rocker daughter Anna, who disapproves of her mom's wedding plans. Complete opposites, Tess and Anna are forced to understand each other's perspectives when one night, after bickering at a Chinese restaurant, they wake up in each other's bodies under a fortune-cookie curse. A hilarious series of physical comedy routines ensues, as Tess must deal with Anna's high school and Anna must cope with Tess's adult responsibilities. To make matters worse, this all happens on the same day of Tess's rehearsal dinner and Anna's band audition for the House of Blues. In a challenging role that requires her to slouch, curse, and flirt like a teenager, Jamie Lee Curtis is a comic genius. [More]
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Harold Gould, Chad Michael Murray
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Harold Gould, Chad Michael Murray, Mark Harmon, Ryan Mulgarini, Christina Vidal
Director: Mark Waters
Director: Mark Waters
Screenwriter: Heather Hach, Leslie Dixon
Producer: Andrew Gunn
Composer: Rolfe Kent
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
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Reviews for Freaky Friday
The two actors effortlessly pull off the feat of depicting an alien inside the wrong body -- you immediately believe that this switch really happened.
Freaky Friday triumphs by successfully striking comic notes when it could be making loud screeching noises.
What could have been another teen/tween knockoff is transformed by Curtis, who puts her venerable, classy mug right in front of the camera.
While it's a perfectly competent and affable film, the new version doesn't have anything to prompt much enthusiasm.
A lot funnier than most movies you're currently watching at the Cineplex.
When it comes to light, kiddie fare, you could do a lot worse. And compared with the original Freaky Friday, the remake is a freakin' masterpiece.
It's a gimmick that's been adapted or copied countless times, but director Mark Waters fills the screen with color and the soundtrack with punky songs.
Freaky features plenty of visual distractions, including flashy, funky outfits, accessories and music.
Watching Curtis gently cut loose is one of the low-key pleasures of the winsome generational comedy Freaky Friday.
Director Mark Waters and first-time screenwriter Heather Hach have given a fresh sensibility to an oft-told fable of walking in another's shoes.
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