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'Freakier Friday' Review: Disney's Body-Swapping Sequel Really Rocks

AMERICA AND THE UK, AUG 5 – Freakier Friday marks Lindsay Lohan's return to theaters with a double body-swap story and reunites her with Jamie Lee Curtis in a sequel that received mixed reviews.

  • On August 8, Walt Disney Pictures releases Freakier Friday in UK theaters, reuniting Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis in the sequel to the 2003 film.
  • Amid millennial nostalgia, the sequel arrives 22 years after Freakier Friday, with Lohan returning to cinemas after her Netflix rom-coms including Irish Wish.
  • Following a fortune-teller encounter, Anna and Harper swap bodies again along with Tess and Lily, complicating her wedding plans and family dynamics.
  • Despite amplified body-swap scenes, The Independent said it’s 'not flawless but delivers a satisfying nostalgia rush' in its 3/5 star review.
  • Amid Lohan's public re-examination, it marks her first theatrical film since The Canyons, with box office success potentially testing millennial nostalgia's staying power.
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It's a very old story, or at least a story Hollywood loves to tell over and over again: the exchange of bodies.

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It's a very old tale, or at least, one Hollywood loves to tell over and over again: the body swap. It's magical. It's comical. It carries poignant messages about putting yourself in someone else's shoes and learning about...

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It's a very old tale, or at least, one Hollywood loves to tell over and over again: the body swap. It's magical. It's comical. It carries poignant messages about putting yourself in someone else's shoes and learning about yourself along the way.

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lejdd.fr broke the news in on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
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