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Freaky
In Theaters

So I saw this movie in a drive-thru and... It could have been better.

Freaky is a Freaky Friday movie in which a meek teenager has her body exchanged with a serial killer.

Honestly, this probably could've been a lot better of a movie. It's not bad, and I enjoyed myself, but there felt like something was missing with this.

The first problem is that if you saw the previews, you saw basically all the great stuff with the movie. The funny parts are there, and some lines got me pretty good, but it feels like they could have done more with this concept, because it's so clever.

Vince Vaughn does a great job, and so does Kathryn Newton. Frankly, Kathryn Newton is a breakout star in the making. She's gold in everything I've seen her in. Her one gay friend is also great in this movie and he may have been my favorite character, but I feel like with this concept they absolutely put him in here to avoid backlash for some story elements.

It's a concept where they had an idea, but not a whole lot compelling to do with it? They have some heart-felt moments in it, a couple of which are pretty effective, but there's nothing done really effectively, and if you wanted to do a story with this, I feel like they should have focused on the protagonist and getting her to get brave and assertive rather than the sloppily put together story with her family they had.

Some comedy also felt a bit... Unrealistic? I won't spoil it, but it felt like they wanted to do a few jokes with the concept but it was just... weird how they got there.

If you're a horror fan, you'll enjoy it. It's not something I say you have to go out there and watch. During the weekend, my girlfriend and I watched a couple much more funny horror movies (Ready Or Not which she thought was outstanding, for instance). If you want to relax with something and have an enjoyable enough of a time though, it's worth checking out.

Rating: 6.5/10

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