Following on from her criminally under recognised
double-performance as rambunctious twins Hallie Parker and Annie James in the
1998 remake of The Parent Trap Lindsay Lohan turned her skills to another
remake of a Disney classic, Freaky Friday. The body-swap is a mainstay of high-concept
family comedies, but Freaky Friday does it best finding endless inspiration in
the premise. The standout in an impeccable ensemble is Jamie Lee Curtis playing
a reckless teenage girl, trapped in the body of her high-maintenance, therapist
mother. (I hope one of Disney’s content warnings for racial insensitivity is included
for the absurd Chinese-American characters. At least they’re not played by
Mickey Rooney.)
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