Parents need to know that kids use rude schoolyard words ("sucks," "blows," etc.). Anna wants to get the side of her ear pierced, and when she is in her mother's body, she does. There is some kissing (the ew-factor of Ryan's wanting to kiss Tess, not knowing that Anna is occupying her body, is handled with some delicacy). There are some tense family scenes and the movie deals with issues of parental control and teen rebellion.
Younger children won't be interested, but older tweens and teens will enjoy tame humor and smart writing. It is work to be admired for the comedy and work put in by Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. I enjoyed it. The only concerns are schoolyard words "scr**ed", "s**ks", etc, but nothing too awful.
FREAKY FRIDAY is a studio's nightmare. The sucess of the movie rides completely on the strength of the two main performances. The script and direction mean nothing if those two actors aren't cast perfectly. Lucky for us, they were. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsey Lohan are perfect in this movie, believable and very funny.
Also, there's little objectionable material. There is no language, only some crude terms like "sucks" and one use of "h*ll" ("makeover from h*ll"). There are some mild, harmless innuendos that will go over kids' heads, like when Mark Harmon's character causes Curtis to trip over a couch, and her dad says "save it for the honeymoon". No violence, drugs, or negative role models. Quite the contrary, actually. While both mother and daughter act immaturely to begin with, they each act out of love towards the end.
Awesome movie, relevant for a lot of moms and daughters. There is one reference that is failed to be pointed out where Anna, who was in her mom's body at the moment, refers to a girl "doing it" in a sexual way, but it is used appropriately and will go over most kid's heads.
on Disney, TBS, Spike, and Sleuth is rated TV-PG, and on Syndicated (coming soon, but now customized), Logo TV and Hallmark is rated TV-14 and TV-MA (L,N,SSC,AC,AS,V,$)
Why does CSM rate the language 3/5 stars? This movie is really good and portrays a very good message about a mom and a daughter who just can't understand each other. Even though I'm in my teens, I still love this movie.
Funny, and might just get you closer to your own Mom or kid
I don't know how many times I watched Freaky Friday, but I enjoyed it every time. However, it is obvious that some parents won't enjoy it. The Mother-Daughter relationship is terrible in the beggining of the movie. While the daughter is in the mothers body, she kisses her love-intrest and rides with him on the back of his motorcycle-just before she is about to get married. A mom talks about reading her daughters diary and realizing that her daughter wants to have you know what (but she doesn't say it). In the end a grandson calls his Grandfather an "old f*rt." Otherwise, Freaky Friday can be a loving story about a mother and daughter slowly abandoning each other become closer.
its movies like this when u wish sometimes u could be ur mom for a day that be so cool! and Freaky Friday is exactly like that hey u might even get closer to ur mom after watching this movie a really good movie for all ages!
this is a good movie watch it LANGUAGE- one use of hell sucks blows SEX- some harmless kisses HIGHLIGHTS- anna and her mother learn to get along together RATING : PG for mild thematic elements and some language kind of movie : comedy
I liked that Anna and Tess got a hands-on experience of the other's perspective of their on-the-edge relationship. Sometimes I could get a good feel of other peoples perspective. But it was funny to people because it was an awkward mother-daughter relationship. It would be boring to people if it was an extremely disfunctional friendship. If you want a kid friendly version of the Kardashians, this is the movie for you and your family.
It was a really good movie that shows how life can be in someone else's shoes. Plus, it's really funny! Violence: Some mild slapstick violence Sex: Some mild cleavage, flirting, and kissing. Drinking: Alchol at the rehearsal dinner.