Jamie Lee Curtis Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Jamie Lee Curtis is clapping back at a negative review of her new film Freakier Friday. On Friday, Time magazine posted a section of their review of the film to Instagram, which reads: "No one, as far as we know, actually asked Disney for a sequel to 2003's buoyant ... Ugly costumes, humiliating scenarios, and zero added value - this is a sequel with the sole purpose of cashing in on the fondness people have for the original movie and nothing more. The worst part is, Freakier Friday arrived in a pack of other sequels with genuinely fresh takes on their original source material." Related Stories Movies Box Office: 'Weapons' Targets Stellar $40M-Plus Opening, 'Freakier Friday' Wows With $30M-Plus Movies Box Office: 'Freakier Friday' and 'Weapons' Load Up for Late-Summer Showdown The Halloween actress reacted to the review by commenting, "SEEMS a TAD HARSH. SOME people LOVE it. Me being one." Freakier Friday is a sequel to 2003's Freaky Friday, which sees mother Tess (Curtis) and daughter Anna (Lindsay Lohan) swap bodies, which ultimately helps strengthen their relationship. In its follow-up, viewers see another body swap, but this time, it adds a multigenerational twist. Chad Michael Murray also returns to the film. At the premiere, in July, Murray praised working with Curtis and Lohan. "I'll ride those girls' coattails anytime. I came in, and you never know what to expect, you're sitting there going, 'Oh God, let's not screw it up,' Murray told The Hollywood Reporter. "You're going to make a sequel, and I hate to say it, but it's as good, if not better - they delivered." Despite Time's take on the film, Freakier Friday is being received well by fans and many critics, as on Rotten Tomatoes, it currently holds a 94 percent audience score and 73 percent critics' score. It's also opened to more than $30 million at the box office. Freakier Friday is directed by Nisha Ganatra and released by Disney. It's now playing in theaters. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Locarno Film Festival Jackie Chan Charms Locarno as He Receives Career Award: "I Am 71. I Still Can Fight" Zach Cregger 'Weapons' Star Alden Ehrenreich Wants You to Go to More Theater in Los Angeles Zach Cregger Box Office: 'Weapons' Targets Stellar $40M-Plus Opening, 'Freakier Friday' Wows With $30M-Plus Locarno Film Festival After 'Fantasy,' Kukla Is Writing a Film About Women Stopping to Have Sex With Men Heat Vision RZA On His New Film 'One Spoon of Chocolate,' And His Growth As a Filmmaker: "I Honestly Feel Like I Have Arrived" Meg Ryan Emma Thompson on Getting a "Stalking" Call From Donald Trump and Why 'Harry Potter' Is "Not Really an Important Part of My Creative Endeavor" Locarno Film Festival Jackie Chan Charms Locarno as He Receives Career Award: "I Am 71. I Still Can Fight" Zach Cregger 'Weapons' Star Alden Ehrenreich Wants You to Go to More Theater in Los Angeles Zach Cregger Box Office: 'Weapons' Targets Stellar $40M-Plus Opening, 'Freakier Friday' Wows With $30M-Plus Locarno Film Festival After 'Fantasy,' Kukla Is Writing a Film About Women Stopping to Have Sex With Men Heat Vision RZA On His New Film 'One Spoon of Chocolate,' And His Growth As a Filmmaker: "I Honestly Feel Like I Have Arrived" Meg Ryan Emma Thompson on Getting a "Stalking" Call From Donald Trump and Why 'Harry Potter' Is "Not Really an Important Part of My Creative Endeavor"
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Jamie Lee Curtis Responds to Negative 'Freakier Friday' Review: "A Tad Harsh"
August 9, 2025
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