Jamie Lee Curtis defends Freakier Friday

Jamie Lee Curtis responds to a critic who called Freakier Friday’s review harsh, highlighting the gap between critic and fan reception as the film opens.

Jamie Lee Curtis Pushes Back at Harsh Freakier Friday Review

Jamie Lee Curtis fired back at a Variety critic on Instagram, saying the review seemed a tad harsh and noting that some people love the film. Freakier Friday is the sequel to Freaky Friday, reuniting Curtis with Lindsay Lohan as Tess Coleman. On Rotten Tomatoes the film shows a 73 percent critic score and 94 percent audience score. It opened strongly at the box office with 12.7 million dollars on Friday and an expected weekend between 27 and 30 million.

Freakier Friday follows decades after the original as Anna negotiates a blended family through a four way body swap. The cast includes Lohan, Curtis, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan. The movie is directed by Nisha Ganatra with a script from Jordan Weiss, Elyse Hollander and Mary Rodgers.

The exchange shows how social media amplifies disagreements between critics and stars in today’s film culture. Curtis’s public defense frames the movie as a shared moment with fans rather than a simple critical dismissal.

Looking ahead, the film’s reception will ride on both word of mouth and how studios handle star driven conversations. A strong box office can power future sequels, while continued back and forth could deepen divides among audiences and critics.

Highlights

The dialogue around Freakier Friday shows how modern star power and critics shape audience choices.