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.
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.
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.
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,$)
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.
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.
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
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.