“Freakier Friday” is an amiable comedy that puts a new spin on the adage, “Walk a mile in my shoes.”

More like: “Spend a day in my body.”

“Freakier Friday” is the sequel to “Freaky Friday” (2003), starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, reprising their roles as a Tess and Anna, respectively, a mother and daughter who experience body-swapping and learn to better appreciate and love each other.

In “Freakier Friday,” it’s more complicated. Tess and Anna switch bodies with Harper (Julia Butters), Anna’s daughter, and Lily (Sophia Hammons), daughter of Eric (Manny Jacinto), finance and soon to be husband of Anna.

The Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan “Freaky Friday” 2003 movie was based on the “Freaky Friday” 1976 movie that starred Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster as mother and daughter, respectively.

There’s also a TV movie, “Disney Freaky Friday” (2018); a 1995 TV movie, “Freaky Friday” and TV movie spinoffs, “Summertime Switch” (1984) and “A Billion for Boris” (1984).

“Freaky Friday” is based on the children’s novel, “Freaky Friday” (1972), which takes place during the course of one day on a Friday when a mother and daughter switch bodies.

The novel was written by Mary Rodgers (1931 - 2014), a daughter of composer Richard Rodgers. She wrote the screenplay for the 1976 movie. She wrote the music for the Broadway musical, “Once Upon a Mattress” (1959).

There are some 161 body-swap movies listed on the Internet Movie Database, including “Big” (1988), “Being John Malkovich” (1999) and “Here Comes Mr. Jordan” (1941).

According to the Grammarist website, “The admonition to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes means before judging someone, you must understand his experiences, challenges, thought processes, etc.

“The full idiom is: Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. In effect, it is a reminder to practice empathy.

“While long credited as a Native-American aphorism, replacing the word shoes with moccasins, the saying almost certainly is derived from a Mary T. Lathrap poem published in 1895. The original title of the poem was ‘Judge Softly,’ later titled ‘Walk a Mile in His Moccasins,’” states the website.

In “Freakier Friday,” Tess is a psychologist who has written a book, is about to go on an author’s book tour and is launching a podcast. Anna is manager of a pop star Ella (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan).

The drama is not only between Tess the mother and Anna the daughter.

Harper and her soon-to-be stepsister Lily are mean teen girls whose dislike for each other causes many commotions. They even attempt to scuttle the wedding of Anna and Eric.

“Freakier Friday” is directed by Nisha Ganatra (Primetime Emmy Awards nominee, comedy series, TV’s “Transparent,” 2015; director, “Late Night,” 2019; director, “Chutney Popcorn,” 1999).

The screenplay is by Jordan Weiss (writer, TV’s “Dollface, 2019-2022) from a story by Weiss and Elyse Hollander (feature story debut) and based on characters created by Leslie Dixon (screenwriter, “Hairspray,” 2007; “Mrs. Doubtfire,” 1993) and Heather Hach (screenwriter, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” 2012) and the book by Mary Rodgers.

The dialogue is frequently funny, contemporary pop references are on point, an understanding of teen culture and mom culture provides humorous as well as thoughtful moments, there’s quite a bit of physical comedy, and the pre-wildfires Los Angeles area locale is a guilty pleasure.

Jamie Lee Curtis (Oscar, supporting actress, “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” and who was in “Halloween Ends,” 2022, part of her movie “Scream Queen” heritage, with 89 acting credits on the Internet Movie Database) is terrific as the mother who just can’t control herself from giving advice. Can you relate?

Lindsay Lohan (“Mean Girls,” 2004. 2024) is charming as the daughter and now a mother who is as flummoxed as was and is her own mother.

In break-out roles are Julia Butters (TV’s “American Housewife,” 2016-2020; “The Fabelmans,” 2022) as Anna’s daughter Harper, and also Sophia Hammons (TV’s “Up Here,” 2023) as Eric’s daughter Lilly.

In supporting roles are Mark Harmon (Ryan), Vanessa Bayer (Madam Jen), Stephen Tobolowsky (Elton Bates), X Mayo (Principal Waldman) and George Wallace (as himself).

The movie has several concert scenes. The song, “Baby,” is sung by Lindsay Lohan.

“Freakier Friday” is a cute film that can be recommended for a mothers and daughters bonding trip to the movie theater, for fans of Lindsay Lohan, fans of Jamie Lee Curtis and fans of the original “Freaky Friday” movies.

“Freakier Friday,” Motion Picture Association rated PG (Parental guidance suggested: Some material may not be suitable for children) for thematic elements, rude humor, language and some suggestive references; Genre: Comedy, Fantasy; Run time: 1 hour, 50 minutes; Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

Credit Readers Anonymous: “Freakier Friday” was filmed June to August in Los Angeles. The end credits include blooper out-takes from the film.

At The Movies: “Freakier Friday” was seen in Dolby Cinema at AMC, AMC Center Valley 16.

Theatrical Movies Domestic Weekend Box Office, Aug. 22-24: “KPop Demon Hunters,” a sing-along version of the American animation feature film about a K-pop girl group that are demon hunters, opened at No. 1 with $18 million in 1,700 theaters, defeating the two-weeks-straight No. 1 run of “Weapons, which dropped one place to No. 2 with $15.6 million in 3,631 theaters; $115.8 million, three weeks.

However, the No. 1 spot is in dispute. Box office figures for “KPop Demon Hunters” are from industry sources because Netflix isn’t reporting the movie’s figures. Netflix released “Kpop Demon Hunters” for a two-day run Aug. 23 and Aug. 24 in movie theaters. AMC Theatres, the world’s biggest movie chain, did not book the film.

3. “Freakier Friday” dropped one place to with $9.2 million in 3,675 theaters, $70.5 million, three weeks. 4. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” stayed in place, $5.9 million in 3,190 theaters, $257.2 million, five weeks. 5. “The Bad Guys 2” stayed in place, $5.1 million in 3,288 theaters, $66.1 million, four weeks. 6. “Nobody 2” dropped three places, $3.7 million in 3,282 theaters, $16.5 million, two weeks. 7. “Superman” dropped one place, $3.4 million in 2,338 theaters, $346.9 million, seven weeks. 8. “The Naked Gun” dropped one place, $2.9 million in 2,776 theaters, $47.5 million, four weeks. 9. “Honey Don’t,” starring Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans directed by Ethan Coen in the Comedy Crime Thriller, $2.9 million in 1,317 theaters, opening. 10. “Jurassic World: Rebirth” dropped two places, $2.1 million in 2,100 theaters, $335.5 million, eight weeks.

Movie box office information from Box Office Mojo as of Aug. 24 is subject to change.

Unreel, Aug. 29:

“The Roses,” Rated R: Jay Roach directs Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Kate McKinnon, Andy Samberg and Allison Janney in the Comedy Drama. A married couple copes with the husband’s career crisis. It’s a remake of “The War of the Roses” (1989), starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito.

“Caught Stealing,” Rated R: Darren Aronofsky directs Austin Butler, Bad Bunny, Zoë Kravitz, Liev Schreiber, Regina King, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne and Carol Kane in the Crime Comedy. An ex-baseball player gets involved in the criminal underground in 1990s’ New York City.

“The Toxic Avenger,” Rated R: Macon Blair directs Peter Dinklage (as Winston Gooze), Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Lloyd Kaufman, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Julia Davis and Sophia Vassili in the Comedy Horror film. A toxic accident turns a janitor into a superhero, The Toxic Avenger. It’s a remake of Troma Entertainment’s “The Toxic Avenger” (1984), a science-fiction monster cult classic.

Movie opening dates information from Internet Movie Database as of Aug. 24 is subject to change.

Two Popcorn Boxes out of Five Popcorn Boxes