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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Freakier Friday’

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25.08.2025

I remember being a big fan of the 1976 “Freaky Friday” with Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris. Granted, I saw it when I was young enough to not know the tropes of the body-swap comedy, but I still have fond memories.

I got a few laughs out of the 2003 update with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, and I have some fond memories of watching it with my mom and cousins, though those are more about spending quality time with family.

I mostly just squirmed impatiently through new follow-up, “Freakier Friday,” and the fondest memory I’ll take away is that Manny Jacinto from “The Good Place” has a prominent role, and I have fond memories of that show.

More than 20 years have passed since teenager Anna (Lohan) switched bodies for a day with her mother Tess (Curtis). The two had some wacky fun before developing newfound respect for one another and coming out of the experience with a stronger bond. Anna has since become a mother herself to teenager Harper (Julia Butters), with grandmother Tess always eager........

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