Long years ago, Walt Disney Studios took a tremendous talent in Haley Mills and a sugar sweet story and came up with sheer enchantment in Pollyanna. I wish I could say the same about Freaky Friday.
The talent is there , just as tremendous in Jody Foster, but it is difficult to know which audience this film is directed.
The idea is a cute one; a tomboy teenager and her mother switch personalities. That's all right if the show had got its focus on the kiddie audience and played it for laughs.
But there are some grimmer undertones that are an uneasy accompaniment and a family situation that can't be resolved by instant Tinker Bell from the Disney Studios.
While man into dog has made for a healthy programmer from Disney, Freaky Friday is not a vehicle to be rescued by slapstick, or the very considerable charm of Foster and Barbara Harris.
Review of Freaky Friday
