Freaky Friday

Rating:
Summary: Fun for whole family
Review: .
Good kids/teen family PG Movie

Summary:
Playful script, good rock 'n' roll music, pleasant and funny movie. Good acting by Lindsay Lohan (the "Parent Trap" twins!), and, of course, Jamie Lee Curtis, and surprisingly nice job by Mark Harmon - he really fit the older adopting dad part!

Both Lindsay and Jamie really make great character switches to pull this off. I expected that from Lindsay since she did such a great job in parent trap; but Jamie really pulled off the idiosyncracies of being a teenager with the right mannerisms, attitude and terminology!

Story:
Anna (Lindsay Lohan) and mother/widow Dr. Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) do not relate at all - ironically since Dr. Coleman is a famous psychiatrist who write books on the subject!

A Chinese Fortune Cookie Curse causes them to exchange bodies just before Tess' wedding, leading each other to better understand the daily trials of each others lives. Walking in each others shoes, Mom finds out that Anna is not just paranoid, but her teacher and ex-best friend are really out to get her; and Anna discovers that Mom's perfect world is not so perfect, and in fact can be a bit scary. She also learns that maybe everyone in the family is not out to get her like she thought.

Both run a full circle and grow closer through their ordeal.

Rating:
Summary: Good, But Some Things Could Be Taken Out For Little Kids
Review: I think that Freaky Friday was a pretty good movie, except for some parts that they could have left out. You know, the stuff that "supposably" makes the movie "funny", but doesn't. Some things aren't good for kids under the age of 9 or so, which stands to reason that it's rated PG. If you have kids older than 9, this is a good movie. It is about a girl and a mother switching bodys. It is pretty funny, and you will probably enjoy it! Go for it! I hope this review was helpful!

Rating:
Summary: Walking in someone else's shoes
Review: Disney Studios have created an entertaining film with "Freaky Friday". The concept of a mother and daughter changing bodies is fertile ground for all sorts of amusing situations and Jamie Lee Curtis hits all the right notes as the mother. The beginning of the movie sets the stage as mother and daughter seems to disagree on clothes, curfews, boyfriends, and just about any other subject which comes up. Curtis is a psychotherapist and when she tries her techniques on her daughter, it just makes the daughter angrier. Curtis is a widow and her upcoming marriage is another source of annoyance to her daughter. When mother and daughter are forced into situations which are totally out of their comfort zone (a rock concert for mom and a t.v. interview for the daughter) the movie becomes very funny. This movie is good for a lot of laughs.

Rating:
Summary: Fun filled frivolity for the whole f@# kin family
Review: Entertaining remake of the old Jody Foster movie that is fast paced family entertainment. Jamie Lee Curtis has a lot of fun with what is definateley her best role in years. She is so adept at broad comedy that I'm surprised she doesn't get better parts in movies. Lindsay Lohan is good as the daughter and reminds me of Melissa Joan Hart a little bit. Mark Harmon who plays Curtis' fiancee has definateley cornered the market on blandness but the pace and tempo is kept fun and lively throughout and your kids should love it.

Rating:
Summary: Most Empty Movie ever made, Hands Down
Review: "Freaky Friday?" WOOOOOOOW!!!!! Could there ever be a more original idea than, "switching bodies"? Whoooaaa, groundbreaking!!! Jamie Lee Curtis and some blonde b*tch nobody cares about play a mother and daughter who have their personalities switched after eating Chinese food. And as e ALLLL know, stuff from other countries is always magical and waaayy kewl!

There is also an impossibly bratty younger brother and a lame attempt at a romance!!! Romance? You mean to tell me this girl is prissy?!? Oh, Nooooo! This girl is COOL! You want to know WHY??? Cause she's in a BAND! Ooooooh! And it's called, "Pink Slip"! Yeah, that's right! Ain't that HEAVY?!? She plays a GUITAR! That means she's "down" with all the Generation X-ers! And as Good Charlotte and Avril Lavigne have proved over and over, anyone and everyone with loud guitars is to be respected, no matter how stupid and juvenile their lyrics are!

A teenage girl who probably thinks cheerleaders are evil!!! WOW! Haven't seen that before in my entire life!!! And of course she has to be rebellious!!! Oh, no! But not rebellious in a threatening way! No, WE CAN'T HAVE THAT!!!! Not rebellious in a way that would make her question organized religion or want to protest the actions of the U.S. government!!! No, only rebellious enough to wear horrible leather jackets and piercings and safety pins and smeared makeup.

Eventually, "Freaky Friday" will become doubtlessly a fascinating document - a frightening insight into the vacuous state and empty-headedness of 21st century culture. Students of the far future will hopefully stare at it in disgust and scratch their heads over its contents. Like another Nsync album. Like another "American Pie" sequel. Like barney the purple dinosaur. Like a soap opera. Like a shopping mall. Like a Nike trainer stamping on a human face forever.

But in the end, truly the saddest part of all this is...it's not even the movie's fault. The ones who bought the tickets, the people seeking to shut out reality and dull their senses with movies so sweet that they cause tooth decay...we customers are the ones to blame. It wasn't this horrible, horrible, HORRIBLE movie's fault for trying its luck at the box office - it was our fault for indulging it.

Rating:
Summary: Girl Power
Review: I love that there are quite a few good films for young girls to see. Movies with spunk. This one is no exception. It's fresh and funny, and brilliantly acted out. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan do amazing jobs pretending that they are one another, so much so that I actually began to believe that they had switched bodies.

Like many mother/daughter's, Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) argue. Anna thinks her mother is ruining her life. Tess thinks she is just watching out for her daughter. They go out for Chinese and a little old Chinese lady gives them each a fortune cookie, which is the catalyst for their switch. Will they ever get back to their own bodies? And more importantly, can they learn to respect one another?

Of course this movie is predictable, but that's not the point. It's sweet and a total blast to watch, not to mention laugh out loud funny.

The DVD contains some good special features, including alternate endings, which are pretty cool. I have no doubt that teen girls are going to go insane over this film, but men, women, and picky little boys who won't watch anything but Pokemon will like this movie as well.

Rating:
Summary: A protest
Review: I'm not watching this movie because I resent Jamie Lee Curtis calling our President a warmonger. Keep your political opinions to yourself, Jamie -- your job is acting.

Rating:
Summary: FREAKY FRIDAY
Review: Lindsay Lohan & Jamie Lee Curtis star in this wonderful and delightful Disney comedy about a mother and a daughter who argue a lot and end up switching bodies with one another after a mysterious fortune cookie!
Lindsay Lohan plays the daughter named Anna, whom has a passion for being in a rock band, and also has a crush on this guy named Jake, whom she see's at school, and is too afraid to talk to him.
Jamie Lee Curtis plays the mother named Tess Coleman, whom is a psychology doctor, and is too busy to understand what Anna wants or what Anna wants her mother to understand.
Once Anna and her mother are in each other's bodies, they learn to understand how it's like to be one another, and with that, they find love and respect in each other, and for a Disney movie, this one is sure to be a very funny and hilarious Disney film to watch for the whole family to enjoy! I give this movie too thumbs up! TOTALLY!!!

Rating:
Summary: Thoroughly Enjoyable Family Flick
Review: This was a great remake. I loved the original, and this one is just as good. Well acted, funny, not boring, moved well, likable characters, it has it all. It's cute, high quality family fare.

Rating:
Summary: cheesy yet touching
Review: If you a looking for a children's movie, "Freaky Friday" is the one you want. The kids will absolutly love it!

In "Freaky Friday," the relationship between daughter and mother, sister and brother, friends and friends or enemies are portrayed in the some how chaotic (and filled with detention)life of the main character. The clever banters and arguments are one of the facets that makes this movie as a acceptable entertainment.

For adults and teenagers, this movie might seem stupid for the storyline had been played by other movies as well. However, a part that might grabs the attention of teenagers are the music played by the band, Pink Slip, of the main character. "Ultimate" and "Take Me Away" are two pretty good songs that make the movie a lot more lively.