08 August 2025 (released)
06 August 2025
When I received the invite for the UK Premiere of Freakier Friday, I appropriately…Freaked. Out! If you’re a Millennial like me, you know how big and defining Freaky Friday was to our 2003 selves.
Pink Slip’s Take Me Away became the anthem of a generation of angsty teens wildly misunderstood by their parents – we were also all waiting for our Jake and discussing with our friends about the day where we’d be the grown-ups (cool ones, obviously!).
I hope that worked out better for you, lol!
It’s been 22 years since Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her daughter Anna (Lindsay Lohan) experienced a mile or two in each other’s bodies. The experience brought them closer and, now that Anna has a daughter of her own (Harper, played by Julia Butters) and a soon-to-be stepdaughter (Lily, played by Sophia Hammons), their lives are about to be turned upside down once again.
I will not reveal too much of the plot because I think it is best to go into this one without knowing too much; all the twists and turns, all the Easter eggs and all the surprises will only be more enjoyable if you don’t know they’re coming.
What I will tell you, though, is that, if you love Freaky Friday, you will also love Freakier Friday! This sequel is made with a lot of love and respect for the original, which, as I’m sure you know and have experienced yourself, is not always the case for much-love Y2K classics. Most often than not, the sequel, prequel, requel or remake is an obvious attempt to empty the pockets of nostalgic fans.
Freakier Friday manages to keep all the nostalgia from 2003 while bringing the story to 2025: it’s deliciously fun and funny, familiar and comforting, yet surprising and unexpected at times!
Navigating the life struggles of not two but, three generations of women is fascinating; all experience a different life stage, different scopes of limitations (financial, work, love, self-love and acceptance, etc.) brought on by themselves or the society they evolve in. Beyond the laughter, Freakier Friday makes you reflect on what it is like to be a woman in 2025 and, though there are a few male characters, the story is very much about girlhood.
Freakier Friday has succeeded in its mission to step into 2025 whilst remaining true to its 2003 roots – the theme of walking a mile in someone else’s shoes (or body in this case) still resonates and its messages of understanding each other, swapping perspective, thinking beyond yourself and loving your family no matter what are still very much good to hear and be reminded of.
Take your mum, your daughter, your friends and go see Freakier Friday – I guarantee you'll have a great time!
