To me, this movie is perfection.

Let's be realistic.

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

2003's Freaky Friday starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis is a modern remake of Disney's popular 1976 Freaky Friday starring JodIe Foster and Barbara Harris with the set formula where the daughter transfers bodies with the mother whom then in turn has to go off to work and the mother transfers bodies with the daughter whom then in turn has to go back to school. The Freaky Fridays have a classic movie premise. Lindsay's and Jamie Lee's Freaky Friday is maybe not quite the overall impressive technical achievement that Jodie's and Barbara's original is, which is so good and such a kind, easy showing, but this Freaky Friday is actually better in a lot of ways. It's funnier, I think. It may be way more bogged down and a little more astatic due to its attempt at a more perceptible plot than the original which had a way more indiscernible plot, but at least it tries. I like this Freaky Friday even more than I do the original because of Lindsay and Jamie Lee and it being from 2003 and it being a little hipper and a little sexier but the '73 one is like, way better, but, just in like an existential kinda sense. I know the original is really good but I love them both because they're both really great, I think. No, I know.

Freaky Friday (2003): Dir: Mark Waters / Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mark Harmon, Harold Gould, Chad Michael Murray: I am not sure why the emphasis is on Friday since it is the dawn of the weekend. Promising remake faltered by cheap sets and simple plotting. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan play a mother and daughter duo whose bodies are switched due to a lame fortune cookie mishap. Curtis plays a psychiatrist who just completed a successful book. Lohan plays her rebellious daughter who plays in a band and serves detention often at school. They devour fortune cookies at a Chinese restaurant while in the midst of bickering and they switch bodies. This is totally lame in its earthquake effect. Directed by Mark Waters who had already made the embarrassing Head Over Heels. This is not much of an improvement given the fact that Curtis and Lohan actually pull off convincing portrayal, but they are trapped in a formula driven showcase that is beneath them. Mark Harmon is wasted as Curtis's fiancé, and the women at the Chinese restaurant are lame. Harold Gould makes a wasted appearance as grandpa. Chad Michael Murray plays the boyfriend whom mother disapproves of. Remake that toys with one's speech and habits while also addressing age, responsibility and parental role models. Unfortunately it is a remake that is hardly freaky on any given day. Score: 3 / 10

This is one of those movies that had bad timing when it came to its release. An overworked mother and her daughter do not get along. When they switch bodies, each is forced to adapt to the others life for one freaky Friday. I thought this was cute and not bad. All of the fancy characters struggle against a system that has perpetuated falsehoods. From an artistic standpoint, there were some plot elements and character developments I didn't think were totally needed. They do however drive the story, which seemed to be their purpose, so I can accept them. I am not saying the film is a classic, but it was good enough.

Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) is a widowed mother with a daughter, and they don't exactly see eye to eye. Tess is engaged and soon to be married, but Anna (Lindsey Lohan) isn't very thrilled about it. The family goes out to a Chinese restaurant where Anna and Tess each receive a fortune cookie. This fortune cookie curses them into each other's bodies. Anna is in a high school band that plays in her basement, until they found the chance to play at a local club called the House of Blues. This opportunity is the same night as Tess's wedding rehearsal. In order to have the curse reversed, both of them must learn how to be selfless. At the event, Tess is in Anna's body as she performs at the House of Blues. This was a small step to fixing everything. Then when they get back to the wedding rehearsal, Anna delivers a touching speech to her mom letting her know how happy she is for her, and even though she misses her dad; she is willing to make room for someone new. But was this enough to break the curse?The message director Mark Waters was trying to portray was that in order to understand someone, another must walk a mile in their shoes. Tess and Anna fought all the time and didn't ever take the time to talk. However, once they walked in each other's shoes, they learned that the other's lives weren't as perfect as they assumed. This would be a message to any kind of relationship. In order to have a great relationship, people must learn to listen and understand to what others are feeling or thinking. This movie was very entertaining and touching. Many teenage girls can relate to fighting with their mothers like this. It doesn't matter what kind of family they come from, they are all the same. They really show how a mother and daughter's relationship can grow by putting them in different environments where the characters must step out of their comfort zone. The sense of fashion is completely different, as well, and I believe it really helps the audience to connect with the characters. While the comedy is amusing to watch and to hear, I believe the message is just as important. The director,writers, and actors did an amazing job with making a movie that would touch the audience's hearts.