Freaky Friday (2003)

Freaky Friday is a 2003 family comedy film directed by Mark Waters. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan who switch their bodies while eating a fortune cookie in a Chinese restaurant. It also stars Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray, and Harold Gould. It is a remake of the 1976 film which is based on the book by the same name.

Plot
Anna Coleman is a 17-year-old teenager who doesn’t do good in school, and her mom Tess is serious at her because of Anna’s grades. But suddenly, they both switch bodies from a magical fortune cookie!

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Top-notch acting from Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis.
 * 2) Likable characters such as Tess, Anna, and Jake.
 * 3) Interesting plot.
 * 4) Funny scenes such as Tess acting weird in her book tour.
 * 5) Catchy songs, such as “Take Me Away”
 * 6) Funny quotes and jokes here and there.
 * 7) The costumes and music describe what the early 2000s looked like.
 * 8) Heartwarming scene when Tess and Anna reunite together as mom and daughter.
 * 9) It is very faithful to the movie and the novel.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It has some content which may not be for younger kids.
 * 2) Product placement such as the 2001 Ducati Monster 600 motorbike, and the Lincoln Navigator.
 * 3) Anna’s teacher, Elton Bates, is an extremely unlikeable character why gives Anna bad grades only because Tess refused to go to prom with him
 * 4) False advertising: The poster says that it will be officially released on August 1st, while actually it came out on August 6, 2003.

Reception
Freaky Friday received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes critics consensus says, "Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan charm in Mark Waters' nicely pitched -- and Disney's second -- remake of the 1976 hit.” On IMDB it has a score of 6.2/10.

Trivia
Lindsay Lohan had to learn how to play the guitar for this movie. Also, Lindsay Lohan’s mother appears as one of the guests in Tess and Ryan’s wedding in the movie.

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