Is Freaky any good?

Let’s find out:

So we start off with the Blissfield Butcher (Vince Vaughn) slaughtering a group of teens, and…

Typical horror movie opening. 

We then meet Millie Kessler (Kathryn Newton). The Butcher uses La Dola to stab Millie; however, Millie’s sister/cop Char (Dana Drori) saves her. La Dola becomes evidence and the cops start searching for The Butcher.

Millie and the Butcher switch bodies. Butcher!Millie Carrie Whites Ryler (Melissa Collazo). Butcher!Millie puts Ryler in a cryotherapy tank, and…

OSHA does not exist in horror movies.

Butcher!Millie then A Series of Unfortunate Events  Mr. Bernardi (Alan Ruck). 

Millie!Butcher finds Millie’s friends Nyla (Celeste O’Connor) and Josh (Misha Osherovich). We get some fun self-awareness and Millie!Butcher convinces Josh and Nyla of the truth. Millie’s widowed mom/Coral (Katie Finneran) unknowingly flirts with Millie!Butcher, and…

Guys, I already reviewed Crimson Peak.

We then find out that Millie needs to stab the Butcher with La Dola and that she has a time limit for doing it.

Butcher!Millie tries to off Booker (Uriah Shelton); but, Millie!Butcher, Josh and Nyla put a stop to this. Millie!Butcher manages to convince Booker of the truth. Josh babysits Butcher!Millie while Millie!Butcher, Booker and Nyla try to get La Dola. Booker and Millie!Butcher kiss.

Char catches Nyla. Josh loses control of the situation, Butcher!Millie goes into the police station and she leaves in a police car. Millie!Butcher has no other choice but to lock up Char. 

Three jocks try to get freaky with Butcher!Millie and Butcher!Millie gets freaky with them in turn. Millie!Butcher is able to stab Butcher!Millie and the two switch back. The cops shoot the Butcher. Millie and Booker have a reunion.

However, it turns out that the Butcher faked his death, and…

Typical horror movie.

He has another showdown with Millie; but, Millie is able to stab him.

Freaky is a fun, self-aware horror movie/fun, self-aware twist on the Freaky Friday formula. Kathryn Newton is great at playing a serial killer who is trapped in a teen girl’s body (that came out wrong). Vince Vaughn is great at playing a teen girl who is trapped in a serial killer’s body (that came out wrong). Vaughn and Newton are definitely getting their Jamie Lee Curtis/Lindsay Lohan game on. The film does have a little bit of an in-your-face aftertaste; but, fun horror movie overall.

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