In regards to the latest of them, I’ve been anticipating Freakier Friday with trepidation ever since it was announced. The 2003 original Disney comedy is a staple of my childhood, and when I look back at the original,

The high-spirited and surprisingly sturdy sequel to Disney’s 2003 tween favorite reunites Curtis and Lohan as a mother-daughter duo who this time swap bodies with a couple of resentful ninth graders,

The returning stars of "Freaky Friday" approach this long-gestating sequel with the kind of genuine verve and joy too often missing from a franchise-crazed Hollywood.