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Vice Versa (1988)

Rate: 9
Viewed: 3/22

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3/22: I saw Vice Versa when it first came out, and the film still beats the pants off both versions of Freaky Friday.

It's due to one reason alone: superior acting. Judge Reinhold and Fred Savage are especially memorable and do a great job. Both are perfect playing their ages appropriately after their bodies have been switched. The most amusing moment is when Charlie's mother saw him holding a glass of martini. Corinne Bohrer isn't bad, either.

While the plot is strong which is, in many ways, a remake of similar versions, Vice Versa isn't outdated by any means and doesn't involve contrivances and the like. A lot of times, it's a funny movie with a nice romance going on while a bit of Big is thrown in. As a matter of fact, Vice Versa was first theatrically released before the other was. Most importantly, it begins with a good premise of why a pair of bodies would be switched.

All in all, forget Freaky Friday; Vice Versa is the one to see.