Freaky Friday DVD: Review By movieguru

Dec 8th, 2003 by movieguru
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Who knew that fortune cookies can be so much fun? Well, when Dr. Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her rocker teenage daughter Anna (Lindsay Lohan) break theirs, not only do they switch bodies and learn what it's really like to be each other, but they also give us an extremely warm and amusing comedy to boot. Despite the fact that "Freaky Friday" follows the footsteps of the classic1976 film (not to mention the numerous other copycats) in an attempted remake, the film manages to stay incredibly inventive relying on more contemporary situations (there were certainly not many girls pumping rock music in their garage in 1976). But, of course, what makes the film truly dazzling are the inspired performances by the two leads. Lindsay Lohan is completely believable (not to mention adorable) as the rebellious-teenage-turned-mom-stuck-in-teenage-body, while Jamie Lee Curtis radiates on the screen with such spark as she gallops around youthfully, completely and utterly inhibited by a teenager. Both Curtis and Lohan share a strong chemistry that helps fuel the movie. As the two rush to find a

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