Freaky Friday: Critic Reviews

A funny, shrewd, no-bull family comedy.

[A] delightful movie.

A funny and energetic body-swap comedy, with a nicely warm and sympathetic approach.

Freaky Friday pulls off the unexpected and offers one of the best family-friendly comedies in a summer that is rife with family movies.

It's really a family film, deftly updated for the 2003 market, but still sweetly funny at its heart.

Cheerful, energetic and on the money.

The material here may not be the freshest, but screenwriters Heather Hach and the redoubtable Leslie Dixon have buffed the dialogue until it sparkles like the finest cubic zirconium, and the cast is game from top to bottom.

Blame Freaky screenwriters Heather Hach and Leslie Dixon for the yellow-peril fantasies, and instead curl up with Rodgers's novel and its sequel, A Billion for Boris, which remain eminently enjoyable today.

An unexpected delight.

Disney's new Freaky Friday may be a remake, but it ripples with far more creative zeal than this summer's slew of uninventive sequels, which are basically remakes in themselves.

Thanks to the inventive performances, smooth direction by Mark Waters and fresh script ideas by Heather Hach and Leslie Dixon, it actually has something to offer since the 1977 original.

The old switcheroo still has the juice to teach and tickle.

[Freaky Friday] delivers scenes we can anticipate, but with more charm and wit than we expect.

A likable but flimsy retread that's barely worth the effort.

The premise provides a fine showcase for the two appealing actresses, who appropriate each other's vocal and physical mannerisms with dead-on accuracy.

Curtis' and Lohan's performances are unpredictable and inspired, much fresher than the movie they're stuck in.

Cute, energetic and fun.

Good, wholesome fun with no pretense.

The movie is laugh -out-loud funny and surprisingly touching.

Fleet and funny,

Freaky Friday is Disney's best comedy in years.

When it comes to light, kiddie fare, you could do a lot worse. And compared with the original Freaky Friday, the remake is a freakin' masterpiece.

The trailers were terrible. The poster is even worse. But the movie? Not so bad.

Surprisingly decent.

Freaky Friday is motion picture cotton candy -- sweet while it lasts, easily disposed of, and insubstantial.