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Nov 13, 2020 · 83% Tomatometer 251 Reviews. Fresh audience score. 80% Audience Score 500+ Verified Ratings. Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler spends her days trying to survive high school and the cruel actions...
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Nov 13, 2020 · Freaky. Tomris Laffly November 13, 2020. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. There's always something delightfully geeky about a genre film by Christopher Landon. The co-scribe of the vastly entertaining “Disturbia”—which skillfully blended Alfred Hitchcock ’s “ Rear Window ” with a troubled teen story set in the ‘burbs ...
Nov 12, 2020 · ‘Freaky’ Review: The Killer Inside. Vince Vaughn explores his feminine side when his character inhabits the body of a high-school girl in this slasher comedy. Share full article. Kathryn Newton...
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Nov 11, 2020 · 'Freaky' Review: This Body-Swap Horror-Comedy Is The Best Slasher Movie Since 'Scream' By Chris Evangelista / Nov. 11, 2020 8:00 am EST. Filled with inventive kills, genuinely funny jokes, and...
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By Simon Thompson
Updated: Mar 5, 2021 8:46 pm
Posted: Nov 13, 2020 6:07 pm
IGN serves a global audience, so with the review embargo for Freaky now lifted, we are publishing our review from Simon Thompson who watched the movie at a drive-in screening at Beyond Fest. Read more on IGN's policy on movie reviews in light of COVID-19 here. IGN strongly encourages anyone considering going to a movie theater during the COVID-19 pandemic to check their local public health and safety guidelines before buying a ticket.
Freaky's ingenious premise is so simple it is almost shocking that no one has come up with it until now. Body swap comedies were once de rigueur, yet Hollywood never thought to pair it with another prevalent sub-genre: the slasher movie. Even the film's original title, Freaky Friday the 13th, seems so obvious it is almost infuriating. It was right there, Hollywood! Anyway, the end result -- Freaky -- was well worth waiting for.
Kathryn Newton plays Millie, a high school student, who unexpectedly switches bodies with a middle-aged serial killer, the Blissfield Butcher, played by Vince Vaughn. That is basically it. Throw in a ticking clock element where they have to switch back within 24 hours, or they'll stay that way forever, and you're done. This hot dish of humor and gore doesn't need over-saucing. Directed and co-written by Christopher Landon, Freaky is a perfect companion piece to another of his movies, Happy Death Day. Reteaming with producer Jason Blum and Blumhouse Productions, they work their magic again, toying with tropes while maintaining a freshness and uniqueness that never feels derivative.
Freaky is a bloody good time. It’s smart, sharp and funny with some tasty kills and headline casting that is to die for. R-rated for a reason, director Christopher Landon revels in it, nailing the balance of humor and gore perfectly.
Nov 12, 2020 · Culture. The Most Purely Enjoyable Horror Movie Made in Years. Freaky is a slasher film crossed with a body-swap comedy—and the result is brilliance. By David Sims. Brian Douglas / Universal...
Freaky Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Ben Flanagan Vague Visages. Before Freaky even introduces its high concept body-swap premise, director Christopher...
