“Freakier Friday” feels like old Disney.

In an age where Disney’s live action arm focuses on big budget Marvel and Star Wars films, as well as remakes of animated classics, “Freakier Friday” is a callback to the days when the studio developed heartfelt, family friendly comedies with moderate budgets. From 1961’s original “Parent Trap” through “George of the Jungle,” “The Princess Diaries,” and the 2003 “Freaky Friday,” this type of film used to be the norm for Disney Studios.

As a sequel to a film from that age, “Freakier Friday” naturally is a high-concept comedy – a movie based on a funny “what if?” scenario. Instead of two people switching places, though, we get four.

To my surprise, the hijinks that ensue are just as funny and engaging as the first movie. It admittedly takes time to

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