In more ways than one, Netflix's upcoming horror comedy is starting to look perfect Freaky Friday I didn't think I needed a follow-up. Over the years, movies and shows in many genres have influenced the body swap trope. This creates the perfect setup for a comedy-drama that follows the lives of two or more characters who are somehow forced to step into each other's shoes and experience life from each other's point of view. While some of these are changing stories in movies, e.g Your namereceived incredibly well, others failed to leave a mark.
However, of all the movies and shows that appropriated the trope, it's one that's often considered synonymous with it. Freaky Friday. The film, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, was instrumental in popularizing the trend and highlighting its potential as a comedic storytelling device. Therefore, it is not surprising Freaky Friday more than two decades after its release, it's getting a sequel, Freakier Friday. Although still some time ago Freaky Friday 2 hit the big screen, Netflix seems like the perfect addition to the film subgenre.
What's Inside puts an engaging new twist on the Crazy Friday Body Swap Trope
The Movie Expands the Scope of the Trope
Unlike most body swap movies, Here's what's in it it doesn't just go through the drama of two characters' lives when they switch bodies. Instead, it presents a sci-fi setup in which a character introduces a device to a group of college friends, claiming it can help them achieve beyond their wildest dreams. When the group agrees to test the device, they are surprised how they switch minds with each other. But what starts as a fun experience soon takes a wild turn when they start turning against each other with their altered bodies.
Despite adopting the same trope as the Disney film, It's What's Inside doesn't promise to be a feel-good drama.
Freaky FridayUsing the body swap trick is fun and heartwarming because of the family themes. Despite adopting the same trope as the Disney film, Here's what's in it does not promise to be a pleasant drama. Instead, sells itself as a psychological horror film with hints of dark humor. Even its trailer embraces bright and stylistic visuals that suggest it will use the body-swapping trope as a vessel to explore darker themes around identity, addiction, and jealousy. Its depiction of body-swapping will also be more confusing and high-concept than most of the subgenre's offerings.
These Insider Previews Make It Even More Exciting
The movie has got Huge Positive Reviews
After its Sundance release on January 19, 2024, Here's what's in it It has an 82% Rotten Tomatoes scoreWith 33 reviews. Some critics gave it negative reviews, saying its premise was too high to be remotely believable. Others have said that the film's aggressive style doesn't do it any favors, as it doesn't make up for its lack of depth. However, most critics praise the film for its ability to take a familiar trope and turn it into something completely new and exciting.
For example, one critic (via Ty Cooper HeyUGuys) said:There is no drug on this earth that can prepare you for the experience of a movie like this.“ScreenRant's Patrice Witherspoon also gave the film four out of five stars,”A terrific horror feature that one can easily become obsessed with, “The Ones Inside” is sure to find its cult fan base very quickly.“With many critics praising Greg Jardine's execution Here's what's in itA unique take on the body swap trope, I can't wait to see the film Netflix and compares with it Freaky Friday.