Written by: Michael Kennedy & Christopher Landon
Directed by: Christopher Landon
Produced by: Jason Blum (Blumhouse Productions)
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Celeste O’Connor, Nicholas Stargel, Mitchell Hoog, Misha Osherovich, Emily Holder.
The Storyline of Freaky revolves around seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler, who spends her days attempting to survive high school and the actions of the popular crowd that she witnesses daily.
However, her high school senior years become the least of her worries when she comes across a wanted serial killer, who is nicknamed “the butcher,” and ends up magically swapping bodies with Millie after using a mystical dagger. The frightened teen – now in The Butcher’s body has 24 hours to get her identity back, and back into her own teenage body before she ends up locked in a middle-aged serial killer’s body, forever.
I recall seeing the trailer for this film at some point in 2020, and I thought to myself, ‘I’ll see it, as I am a fan of Vince Vaughn.’ Then I admit, with Covid and Lockdown, I completely forgot about this film, as everything had been halted, including the film’s premiere. However, I remembered it once I started seeing promotions for it, and the trailer appeared again a few times on my YouTube timeline. With my new job at a cinema, I had time to watch this on a day off, a day or two after its release.
My opinion: I am a bit neutral on what to say, I expected a bit more from this film, considering it is suppose to be a horror, with some elements of comedy, which made me laugh at scenes, I did expect more from this film, particularly relating to the horror side of things, and I cannot help but feel more impressed by the trailer than the actual film!
Vince Vaughn was good at portraying a teenage girl; did have me crying with laughter, and the scene with him and the young lad in the car, as Millie was still in The Butchers body in this scene, made it even more funnier seeing Vince acting as a teenage girl with a crush, it was very entertaining to watch. I thought it was very well acted out and hilarious!
Regarding Kathryn Newton’s portrayal of The Butcher, I felt she did her part well. I would not want to come across her dagger eyes on a dark night, because the face acting alone is enough to scare anyone away. Still, for me, I expected more, and unfortunately, the trailer made me more excited for the film than the actual film…
Apart from this, it was a fun watch. Vince Vaughn is entertaining, as he always is!
As I always say in all my reviews, I recommend that all my readers watch the films I review, and this one is no exception. This film has received some great critical reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes rating it at 83% critical consensus. So, what are you waiting for? Go and watch it! Support your local cinema, and have a great time!!
I will most likely go and watch it again in a few weeks, just to get a second take on the film. But if you need a chilled night out, visit your local cinema and choose this film to watch – it is more comedy than horror!
I rate this 4 stars
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