‘Freakier Friday' Rotten Tomatoes Reviews: Does Lightning Strike Twice?
Opening in theaters nationwide on Friday, the summary for Freakier Friday reads, 'The film picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna Coleman (Lohan) endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter.
'As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice.'
Directed by Nisha Ganatra, Freakier Friday also stars Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Lucille Soong, Stephen Tobolowsky, Rosalind Chao, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan.'
As of Thursday, Freakier Friday has earned a 73% 'fresh' rating based on Rotten Tomatoes based on 127 reviews.
The RT Critics Consensus for the film reads, 'Freakier Friday doesn't reinvent the original's story so much as it swaps the formula around for a frothy good time, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan easily slipping back into roles that fit them like mixed-and-matched gloves.'
The RT Popcornmeter score based on verified user ratings is still pending.
What Are Individual Critics Saying About 'Freakier Friday'?
Alissa Wilkinson of The New York Times is among the top critics on RT who gives Freakier Friday a 'fresh' rating, writing in her review summary, 'Freakier Friday works best if you're there for the memories. Especially if you've learned a lesson or two of your own in the last 22 years.'
William Bibbiani of The Wrap is also a fan of Freakier Friday, writing in his 'fresh' review summary on RT, 'It's still sweet, it's still funny, it's still freaky, and it's still Friday. Thank God.'
Jocelyn Noveck of The Associated Press also gives Freakier Friday a 'fresh' review on RT, albeit with some reservations, writing, 'The problem is that sometimes, it's actually hard to keep track of who's inhabiting whom, and therefore why they're doing what. Not to say that Freakier Friday, directed with gusto by Nisha Ganatra, doesn't have moments of comic glee.
David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter is among the top critics on RT who gives Freakier Friday a 'rotten' review, writing, 'I think I would have preferred a shot-for-shot remake to this painfully stretched cash-grab.'
Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune isn't a fan of Freakier Friday either, writing in his 'rotten' review summary on RT, 'There is a strain to it all. Doubling the bodies swapped ends up feeling like six times the chaos, not two.'
Also unimpressed by Freakier Friday is Clarisse Loughrey of the UK's Independent, who writes in her 'rotten' review on RT, 'The talent of tomorrow has to play second fiddle to a generation's inability to let go of the past. And that's something a quick body swap can't solve.'
Rated PG, Freakier Friday is new in theaters nationwide on Friday.
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