F or me, watching Freakier Friday -- the new sequel to the 2003 body-switch comedy starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis -- led to a change in perspective: I was now a fan of two Freaky Friday movies headlined by Lohan and Curtis.

The chief weakness of ‘’Freakier Friday’’ — which brings Curtis and Lohan back for an amiable, often joyful and certainly chaotic reunion — is that while it hews overl

The result is a zany, heartfelt family comedy that leans heavily on nostalgia, never takes itself too seriously, and gives Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis another chance to steal the spotlight and break character while they’re at it.