Review of Freaky (2020) by Danimet — 06 Oct 2022

I watched this movie mainly for the body-swap plot and was skeptical of it because I'm not really a Vince Vaughn fan. I'm glad to say that it exceeded my expectations. The special effects, the jump-scares, the jokes, the costumes, the writing, and the performances were all fantastic. Speaking of performances, the Kathryn Newton (as Millie Kessler), Celeste O'Connor (as Nyla Chones), and Misha Osherovich (as Johs Detmer) trio was outstanding but Vaughn was not very convincing in his portrayal of Millie.

To add to this, I loved how the movie avoided many clichés typical of the comedy horror subgenre and even made fun of some of these clichés. Also lovable is the more or less fair gender, racial, and sexuality representation in the movie which shows that a movie can abide by good social ethics and still be thoroughly fun and entertaining to watch. (Personally for me, any movie that includes quotes such as "Don't underestimate a straight white man's propensity for violence... I don't care how **** old they are" in a 'non-self-critical' way is a movie worth watching at least once.).

So, I recommend this movie highly to those looking for cheap entertainment as well as those that are searching for movies with relatively fair social representations.