Freaky
Universal Pictures International (UPI) | Release Date: November 13, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
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Generally favorable reviews based on 39 Critic Reviews
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30
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
We Got This CoveredAsher LubertoDec 1, 2020
While fans of either Freaky Friday or Friday the 13th might not get enough of what they came for in Freaky, fans of Vaughn will get more than enough to keep them satisfied. He makes Freaky absolutely worth it. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayNov 10, 2020
Freaky has a lighthearted tone and a bouncy energy that keeps it watchable, even though writer-director Christopher Landon and his co-writer, Michael Kennedy, don’t do as much as they should have with a killer idea.
60
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeNov 10, 2020
The unspoken joke of the title is that this movie really wants to be called “Freaky Friday the 13th,” which is not a bad starting point, but the line dividing gory violence and farcical hilarity — which Landon has skillfully walked in the past — gets too blurry for the movie’s own good. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattNov 11, 2020
There's a better, weirder story in here somewhere — about teenage desire and social Darwinism, gender and perception — but the movie seems happy enough to settle for familiar, goofy jokes and jump scares; a freak flag half-flown. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisNov 12, 2020
Vaughn and Newton prove remarkably effective at selling the benefits of their alternate packaging. Their efforts, however, are too often diluted by the film’s lazy plotting and Millie’s hackneyed emotional baggage. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanNov 11, 2020
Don’t think about it too hard. Freaky isn’t AP Bio. It’s a shop class project: a couple of mismatched planks cobbled together well enough to get a passing grade. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 10, 2020
Director and co-writer Christopher Landon (the “Happy Death Day” films were his, and “Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse”) doesn’t have enough jokes or amusingly murderous sight gags to make “Freaky” take flight. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweNov 4, 2020
Although Landon and co-screenwriter Michael Kennedy have latched onto a winning concept, pairing the body-swap conceit with serial killer thrills, they’ve freighted the film with so many trite life-lesson moments that the fun gradually drains from the narrative, like blood from a murder victim. Read full review
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