Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday
by Mark Waters

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• In the tradition of THE PRINCESS DIARIES, Disney's FREAKY FRIDAY is the extremely funny and heartwarming comedy everyone will love. Dr. Tess Coleman (the hilarious Jamie Lee Curtis) and her teenage daughter Anna (rockin' Lindsay Lohan) have one thing in common -- they don't relate to each other on anything. Not clothes or men or Anna's passion to be in a rock band. Nothing. Then on

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Movie Review: Lindsay Lohan is cute but Jamie Lee Curtis is one funny lady
Summary: 5 Stars

Of course the main fun is watching each struggle with the life of the other and along the way each makes a few improvements for the other. While "Mom" has to deal with a morning's worth of needy patients, the publication of her new book, and the upcoming nuptials, "Anna" needs to deal with an English teacher out to get her, an important test, and Jake, the aforementioned cute boy. Things become even more complicated when Jake starts showing more interest in Anna's mind in mom's body than in Anna's body, while Anna's mind in mom's body is trying to stay at arm's length from her mom's fiancée. Yes, it sounds complicated, but that is why this is so much fun Even better, I think moms who go to see this film are going to enjoy it a lot more than the daughters they drag along, simply because they are old enough to get more of the jokes.

Curtis is absolutely delightful. While Loman is clearly try to play Curtis in some scenes, Curtis is not interested in channeling Loman; she just plays being a teenager trapped in a woman's body for all it is worth (maybe she is channeling one of her daughters). Yes, the trailer for "Freaky Friday" gives away one of its best lines, but rest assured there is more fun to be had in this film (a lot of it having to do with great looks as well as funny lines). Lohan is appropriately cute, looking her best when she gets to rock `n' roll with her electric guitar, and It is also great to see Harold Gould in a choice part as grandpa. But I have to make special mention of Mark Harmon, who play's mom's fiancé. This is a role--the clueless guy stuck in the middle of the craziness--that is traditionally played for laughs and overblown in movies like this one, but Harmon is low-keyed and on target from start to finish. While Curtis moves from one hysterical scene to the next, it is Harmon who anchors the film and who is able to bring both mother and daughter home.

Like countless others I have seen the original "Freaky Friday," which was a rather sedate little parable starring Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster. But this new version is a lot better. I suppose that since this movie has come out in the middle of the year and is a comedy that Jamie Lee Curtis will not get an Oscar nomination out of this role, but you are going to have a hard time finding a more memorable performance from a leading lady this year. The woman is seriously funny in this film.

Summary of Freaky Friday