Friday Freaky
Cast
Jamie Lee Curtis .... Tess Coleman
Lindsay Lohan .... Annabell Coleman
Mark Harmon .... Ryan
Harold Gould .... Grandpa
Chad Murray .... Jake (as Chad Michael Murray)
Directed by
Mark S. Waters
Rater #2 has description and review.
Rater #1
7/10. This movie was a pretty good movie considering I really wasn't all that thrilled in seeing it anyway. But hey it's better than watching your grandma sit on her butt all day.
Jamie Lee Curtis did a pretty cool job. She acted very well throughout the movie and I could sort of half believe that she switched bodies. Lindsay Lohan was find too. No bad raps on her. I didn't really realize that she was in the Parent Trap that came out a couple of years ago as the twins. Though the people that I always seem to find the funniest are the chinese people. They always seem to be funny. Don't forget the Chinese guy in the Matrix.
I can't really say much more about the movie since my mind is already forgetting it, but all i have to say is go see the movie.
Rater #2
7/10. To make Freaky Friday work perfectly; you would have to believe that
Jamie Lee Curtis is Lindsay Lohan and Lindsay Lohan is Jamie Lee
Curtis. Although at times it seemed that way, at other times, it just
seemed like Lohan was trying to be Curtis and Curtis was trying to be
Lohan. Any way you look at it, Freaky Friday is a family-friendly
film that tries to please everyone, and does. It pleases shallow teen
prep girls because of Chad Michael Murray. It pleases teen boys
because of Lindsay Lohan. It pleases older men because of a Jamie Lee
Curtis thong shot. It pleases older women because of Mark Harmon. It
pleases the whole family, being that they already saw Finding Nemo
and it's the only other family movie out there.
Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) (changed from Ellen Andrews from the
novel by Mary Rodgers) is a harried psychiatrist who still has time
for her family. Anna Colemen (Lohan) (changed from Annabel Andrews)
is supposed to be a typical teenager (but is anything but), and has
daily fights with her younger brother Harry (Ryan Malgarini) (changed
from Ben Andrews). Tess is going to marry Ryan (Harmon), because her
husband died three years ago (can't there be a Disney movie with both
parents still alive?), of whom Anna doesn't approve. After a fueled
feud, Tess and Anna open fortune cookies that switch bodies: Tess is
in Anna's body, and vice versa. Whatever will be done?
Although most people have praised Curtis for her accurate portrayal
of a typical teen (although with the people at my school, what she
does is anything but typical), and she should be, Lohan does better
at being an adult. If Lohan, a teenager, could be an adult so well,
that's rather scary. I thought at most times Lohan was Tess, but
Curtis was having too much fun as Anna to really be thought of as
great. Instead of acting like Lohan, Curtis just acts like a young
kid who just ate too much ice cream.
One part of Freaky Friday that I didn't like is how often we were put
in an awkward situation. And when they were there, they just didn't
seem plausible. All of a sudden, Anna-as-Tess is a guest on a talk
show, talks to someone she has a crush on, and watches Tess-as-Anna
perform? Not only were they awkward, they were just not believable.
On the other hand, Freaky Friday not only has some genuinely funny
moments, but is also quite touching at times. Obviously, it was going
to be, and Tess and Anna were going to learn to respect each other,
considering it was shown in the trailer.
One other part I didn't like was how far it strayed from the book. It
only focused on Anna-as-Tess (Annabel-as-Ellen), and how she spent
her day. Of course, back then she was a housewife, but now she has to
be a successful doctor. I do admire it for changing it, unlike
others, which is basically watching the book. Overall, Freaky Friday
is a likable, pleasant 90-minute diverter. It won't change your life,
but you won't be upset you saw it.
Rater #3
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rater #4
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rated PG for mild thematic elements and some language.
Running time: 96 minutes
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