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Freaky Friday

Director

Mark Waters

Year

2003

Rating

Reviewed by

José Ruiloba a.k.a. Morris

Review date

Wednesday, December 31, 2003

I never thought I would see this movie. I was dragged to it by Groucho, who swore it was great and that I would have a lot of fun with it. Besides, I love Jamie Lee Curtis, so… why not?

Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) is about to get married while her daughter Annabell (Lindsay Lohan) struggles through high school. Annabell hates her mother, and her mother doesn’t know what else to do with her. That is until one day they exchange bodies and must live each other’s lives. Hilarity ensues.

Freaky Friday is a remake of a Jodie Foster movie which stands as one of those great family movies from Disney that everyone used to know. When I heard of a remake I never had much faith in it, but surprisingly enough it came out great. It’s a very funny movie!!!

Of course we all know how it’s going to end, but all the situations that result because of the body-swapping are consistently funny. They never seem fake because the actresses do a believable job in imitating each other and because the script is clever and sharp.

Ultimately the movie is, for me, about how sometimes we don’t appreciate what we have in front of us because we’re so stuck in our own worlds. It’s a beautiful message and the movie works in transmitting that to us without being overly preachy.

Both Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan do exemplary jobs. You instantly get into their characters because they know what they’re doing and do it magnificently. Curtis is especially funny in emulating all of her daughter’s trace mannerisms.

Fun, fun, fun!

“Well, when you get your body back, it’s grounded!”

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