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- 2020
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 42 m
- 2020
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 42 m
Summary Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler (Kathryn Newton) is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the newest target of The Butcher (Vince Vaughn), her town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her worries. When The Butcher’s mystical...
Directed By: Christopher Landon
Written By: Michael Kennedy, Christopher Landon
- 2020
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 42 m
- 2020
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 42 m
Freaky
67
6.4
Where to Watch
Summary Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler (Kathryn Newton) is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the newest target of The Butcher (Vince Vaughn), her town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her worries. When The Butcher’s mystical...
Directed By: Christopher Landon
Written By: Michael Kennedy, Christopher Landon
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 39 Critic Reviews
67
77% Positive
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
21% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 39 Critic Reviews
67
77% Positive
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
21% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
It’s a love letter to the genre without ever aping or mimicking it. With an incredible supporting cast and two engaging leads, it’s an out and out blast that finds Landon inching closer and closer to slasher masters like Craven and Carpenter.
Director Christopher Landon's Freaky is breathlessly stolen by Vince Vaughn, who delivers a character both terrifying and lovable in equal measure.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 122 User Ratings
6.4
60% Positive
73 Ratings
73 Ratings
27% Mixed
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
13% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 122 User Ratings
6.4
60% Positive
73 Ratings
73 Ratings
27% Mixed
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
13% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Freaky hilariously modernizes the high school bloodbath for laughs.
Is the big draw still watching Vaughn act like a teenage girl? You bet. But Freaky‘s success lies in its ability to create around that central performance and not simply rely upon its absurdity.
This is a fast-paced, likable, and silly romp arriving at a time where a horror movie’s memorability tends to correlate with its evocative doominess. Even when Freaky doesn’t live up to its full potential, there’s still something oddly satisfying about unmasking a slasher movie to reveal the ’80s comedy lurking underneath.
The unspoken joke of the title is that this movie really wants to be called “Freaky Friday the 13th,” which is not a bad starting point, but the line dividing gory violence and farcical hilarity — which Landon has skillfully walked in the past — gets too blurry for the movie’s own good.
Freaky is, dare we say, soul-sucking?
As with many horror movies of this style it tends to stumble towards the end when it gets to the last chase scenes. It overstays its welcome. And the final scenes and thereby the last 10 minutes are just unnecessary.
The premise, at least on paper, is interesting and has potential for some backwards who-is-who chase scenes. It tries to work some of that in with mixed results.
Overall it was entertaining.
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Kathryn Newton deserved better.
'Freaky' is largely a (very) mixed bag, but Newton's performance is honestly superb - which makes it difficult to rate. On the one hand you have a fairly run-of-the-mill slasher, yet on the other Newton's showing is of such quality that it belongs in something far greater. She's top notch here, it's just severely unfortunate the film is nowhere near her level at all.
There are a few decent slasher-y moments and Vince Vaughn tries. Speaking of Vaughn, it's neat to see a different side to him as an actor but I found him to be 50/50 in this; he kills it (pardon the pun) in some parts, but in others it's clear he's trying to impersonate a teenage girl - which is the complete opposite to Newton, who plays two characters supremely well.
I know I'm repeating myself, but... in layman's terms: Newton good, film bad.
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Unabashed horror rip-off of Freaky Friday. Seriously. It's Friday. The title is 'Freaky'. There's body swapping. I'm kind of shocked they weren't sued.
All that aside, if you saw the trailer you can literally skip the first half of the movie and you won't have missed anything or be lost.
I expected good pacing and witty dialog a la 'Happy Death Day', but no it so dull. Save your time.
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Production Company
Universal Pictures,
Blumhouse Productions,
Divide/Conquer
Release Date Nov 13, 2020
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating R
Tagline Basic switch. Killer new look.
Awards
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 5 Nominations
Critics Choice Super Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
BloodGuts UK Horror Awards
• 2 Nominations
