Freaky

Freaky is a campy horror film starring Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton. After serial killer, The Blissfield Butcher, played by Vaughn, stabs high schooler Millie, with an ancient dagger, their bodies are magically swapped, with less than 24 hours to break the curse.

The plot was a unique twist on Freaky Friday. It was entertaining and easy to follow. It had great themes around, finding your inner strength and being comfortable in your own skin. 

In regard to casting, I thought that Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton played well of each other and were great in their roles. Newton was a new face for me and brought a great mix of innocence and insecurity and later on fierceness and confidence. Vaughn was hilarious and also gave a bit of range outside his normal typecast. As for the rest of the group, I liked the diversity, I would have, however, liked stronger character development throughout. The stereotypical personalities for Millie’s two friends was overplayed. I would have liked to see more depth there.

If you are looking for proper, coming of age, black comedy slasher, this could be the one for you.