burgerman93

The original Freaky Friday is a movie that practically every millennial has seen. I went to see it with my family when I was a ten year old. That was one of Disney's best live action comedies and still is quotable to this day. You couldn't beat the chemistry and banter between rebellious Lindsay Lohan and spry Jamie Lee Curtis.

The sequel is more geared towards younger women- which on the surface is fine, I'm not against an occasional chick flick. The problem is they completely changed the formula to include nonsense Gen Z inspired dialogue. None of the heart from the original film is here. And as much as I liked seeing the original cast, poor Mark Harmon looked defeated and Stephen Tobolowsky (who will always be Ned Ryerson from Groundhog Day) was a detention teacher straight out of any Saturday morning cartoon.

A lot was going on in this movie. None of it captured my attention.

By and large, the story was entertaining and exquisite. Even though I'm someone who doesn't believe in the paranormal, I found myself caring about the main characters and felt for them as they struggled to find their way. The main actor who played Geordie had tremendous energy and lovable awkwardness while the actress who played Max was wonderfully unassuming and radiant. A lot of the music lifted the action and there were plenty of unique filming locations to keep the story fresh.

There were some goofy side characters which should have been written out. By doing that, there could have been some room to show Geordie's growth after Max finished her bucket list.

I still was extremely impressed, it was a lot more enjoyable than I anticipated.

This felt like a soft core adult movie, not an honest attempt to convey struggles that service workers faced during the pandemic. If this were a story about two friends who made ends meet by utilizing their skill sets, it perhaps could have gone somewhere. There was nothing funny or thrilling about the situations that the two barely attractive main characters faced.

I'm not knocking the fact that this is a low budget endeavor- I often give leeway to such movies. I'm criticizing how stupid the script was and how no rational person would be entertained by it. The first few reviews on here probably were supplemented by Chat GPT.