As a sweet and silly teen comedy with a big heart and outrageously good original songs , Freaky Friday has endured over decades. Its special sauce came courtesy of a then-teenage Lindsay Lohan and parental Jamie Lee Curtis, whose combined chemistry and knack for physical comedy worked wonders for the film’s body-swapping premise. It was a sparky partnership that welcomed a reunion, albeit under just the right circumstances.

Set in the modern day, Freakier Friday has the advantage of being set some 20 years after its predecessor, when a new generation has arrived at teenagedom. As we learn via a scrapbook-style montage, that new generation is represented by Harper (Julia Butters), the surfing, beanie-sporting daughter of Lohan’s single parent Anna. It’s a fun set-up that allows for

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