Review of Freaky

Freaky (2020)
7/10
A fun film that turns the drained slasher subgenre on its head
4 October 2021
Freaky does not come without its flaws (of course) but it does add an interesting and rather fun premise of a film into the iconicly cliche slasher subgenre! I could say that the beginning of this film sets up a cliche premise or that the ending of the film was as predictable as it gets. While both of those statements may be true, the entire rest of the film goes a totally different direction than expected making the basic opening forgivable and the lackluster ending is barely noticeable on first watch coming off of the fun Rollercoaster ride that Freaky was throughout! Before I close out this review i should also add that Vince Vaughn runs the show in this film putting his full acting ability on display! He manages to make you belive that he is a teenage girl trapped in a grown man's body and it is hilarious, impressive, and entertaining (nowhere near as awkward as one might assume it too be). Freaky is a fun horror comedy that turns a beat to death slasher premise on its head and makes it unique. While the body switching premise has been done 100 times before, seeing it done in a slasher film was interesting and new! If you can get through the low points of this film, your bound to have a good time!
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