Freakier Friday

While each generation can say they have their own adaptation of Mary Rodgers’ book Freaky Friday, probably one of the more iconic adaptations would be the 2003 film starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. So much so, in fact, that it would be the first to get a sequel 22 years later, Freakier Friday, featuring the return of Lohan and Curtis in starring roles. I did have some interest in seeing this film after watching the 2003 Freaky Friday, but I will admit to having some concerns over its quality due to have Hocus Pocus 2 turned out. Feeling confident enough to see it in a theater, it was not only far better than I expected, but I even say it’s what Hocus Pocus 2 should have been.

Freaky Friday (2003)

While Disney is no stranger to adaptations, the novel Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers is one that the company has made into a franchise with multiple unique adaptations for each generation since 1976. Perhaps the most well-known of these is the third adaptation of Freaky Friday from 2003, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, which was also the one that was advertised to me as a kid. Though I had always had the curiosity about it in the back of my head, I didn’t watch it in earnest until the announcement of a 2025 sequel to it, dubbed Freakier Friday. After streaming the movie through Disney+, I not only enjoyed it more than I expected, I also thought it mostly aged surprisingly well.