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# Freaky (2020)

Oct 12, 2025 | Rated 3.5 out of 5 | Dir. Christopher Landon

I love Vince Vaughn’s later-career pivot to embracing how massive his body is and how physically intimidating he can be. Brawl in Cell Block 99 is a great example of that energy, but Freaky lets him thread an even more impressive needle - being physically terrifying while simultaneously playing a cute teenage girl trapped in his enormous frame.

There’s something deeply relatable about watching Vince Vaughn essentially be possessed by a woman in this movie. I often feel like a little guy even though I’m big-bodied, and seeing that dynamic play out through his performance just worked for me in a way that’s hard to explain.

But what I really love about this film are the trans and gay allegories running throughout. It’s wonderful. Everyone respects pronouns without needing to be lectured about it - they just do it naturally, which feels refreshing and correct. The gore is absolutely disgusting, and I mean that as the highest compliment.

I revisited Freaky right after watching Freakier Friday, and honestly? This is one of the most fun body swap movies out there. The commitment to the bit, the horror-comedy balance, the actual stakes - it all works. I would watch this any day over Freakier Friday.

If you want a body swap movie that actually commits to the premise and delivers genuine scares alongside the laughs, this is it.

Also on [Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/joekarlsson/film/freaky/)

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