Freakier Friday Reviews: What Are Critics Saying About The New Disney Sequel?

Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis return as the Colemans in Freakier FridayAfter a summer that’s already brought us reboots of The Fantastic Four, Superman, The Naked Gun and I Know What You Did Last Summer, it’s now time to revisit the classic 2000s teen movie Freaky Friday.Disney’s Freakier Friday finally arrives in cinemas later this week, with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis reprising their roles from the original in a sequel that doubles the body-swap comedy by introducing even more switches into the mix.With days to go until the release, critics have now begun sharing their thoughts on the film, with many hailing it as a rare success for a nostalgia-filled summer sequel.Many reviews laud Freakier Friday as a “legacy sequel done right”, with the right mix of nostalgia and new storytelling and cast members – although some are slightly less convinced by the new film’s attempts at comedy.Here’s a selection of what critics are saying about Freakier Friday…The Times (4/5) “‘More is more’ is the guiding ethos of [Freakier Friday]. [Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan] are reprising their roles [...] but with one key difference: there’s more of everything. More narrative convolutions, more subplots, more supporting characters, more one-liners, more slapstick, more musical interludes, and even more tear-jerking finales.”Entertainment Weekly (A-)“What makes Freakier Friday so special is that amid the laugh-out-loud humour and welcome fan service, there’s also a beautiful film here about parenting, coming-of-age, loneliness, grief, loss and sacrifice.”The Freaky Friday sequel centres around a complicated four-way body-swapDeadline“I do have to confess that with all of this body switching and the various subplots Weiss has introduced, it isn’t always easy to keep track of it all, but in the end it pays off, a feel-good comedy ripe for the times as evidenced by the loud laughter at the screening I attended of this nostalgic Disney film that is about as Disney as it gets.”IndieWire“Simply put: Here is a legacyquel worth the wait. What a concept!”TheWrap“Freakier Friday is the best kind of legacy sequel. It harkens back to what made the original work without literally doing the same thing all over again. It reunites a great cast and gives the new stars just as much time to shine. It’s full of easter eggs from the original but isn’t beholden to lazy nostalgia, and mostly works on its own, whether you’ve seen the 2003 version of Freaky Friday or not.”ScreenRant (8/10) “It’s a legacy sequel done right. Freakier Friday honours the original movie that paved the way [...] while telling a new story that gives fresh layers to the characters we know and love. As Lohan’s long-awaited return to the big screen and reunion with Curtis, it’s a crowd-pleasing delight.”Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan's chemistry in Freakier Friday has been praised by criticsCollider (9/10) “Freakier Friday is a sequel aimed at those who lost faith in good-quality follow-ups to legacy titles. Everyone you’d hoped to see is here, the chemistry between Lohan and Curtis is still spot on, and the new additions to the ensemble don’t detract from the narrative that won us over two decades ago. If you missed Lohan’s Disney era, you’ll be pleased to know that she is returning to the House of Mouse as if she’d never left, and we are so glad she’s back home.”The Guardian (3/5) “No one could be gamer or goofier than Jamie Lee Curtis in this latest twist in the Freaky Friday body-swap franchise; she finds some distinctly likable form, plays broad comedy to the hilt and pretty much carries the movie – with the help of some nice supporting cameo turns – when her co-star Lindsay Lohan isn’t exactly nailing the laughs.”Variety“The stage is set for an even wilder comedy than Freaky Friday. Yet somehow it doesn’t quite happen that way. What we’re longing to see is that inside-out performative magic, the irrepressible primal comedy of an actor playing a character who’s literally channeling someone else. We want to feel that body-swap tension. But in Freakier Friday, this plays out in a weirdly limited way.”The Hollywood Reporter“The intergenerational sparring and mother-daughter friction that fuelled the laughs in Freaky Friday are diluted in a script by Jordan Weiss that sticks to much of the earlier template but doubles the body-swap shenanigans. That spreads the awkward hilarity of the scenario too thin, to the point where you start to forget who’s who. Or stop caring.”Freakier Friday arrives in cinemas on Friday 8 August.@huffpostukFreakier Friday director Nisha Ganatra reveals the many Easter eggs in the film for fans of Freaky Friday, Mean Girls and The Parent Trap 👀 #freakierfriday#freakyfriday#meangirls#theparenttrap#lindsaylohan#viral#fy#fyp♬ original sound - HuffPost UKMORE FILM NEWS:Sally Hawkins Opens Up About The Real Reason She Quit The Paddington FranchiseThe Holiday Director Reacts To TV Reboot Reports And It's Not What We Want To HearWe've Got Good News And Bad News For Anyone Hoping For A KPop Demon Hunters Sequel

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