Directed by McG. A runtime of one hour and forty-six minutes. Streaming on Netflix with a PG rating.
The holiday season used to be big in this family's household. "Jess" played by Jennifer Garner tries to balance an important job while still keeping up with all her family duties.
Her husband "Bill" played by Ed Helms gave up a promising music career but now teaches band at his local high school.
These two have sacrificed a lot. "Cc" played by Emma Myers their oldest child and a soccer phenom. "Wyatt" played by Brady Noon the brainiac of the family. Who might be leaving to go to Yale as a high school freshman. With their toddler "Miles" played by Lincoln and Theodore Sykes. None of them realize or appreciate everything their parents do.
Equally on the opposite side. "Jess" and "Bill" don't realize the amount of stress and pressure their kids go through. "CC" juggles school and sports. "Wyatt" juggles having bad anxiety but still wanting to go to college three years early. While still going through normal teenage high school issues like dealing with bullies and liking girls. "Ariana" played by Vanessa Carrasco to be specific.
This is all about to change. When they go to see a once-in-a-lifetime astrological event. A mix between the alignment of stars and a mysterious woman they meet, "Angelica" played by Rita Moreno. They all wake up the next morning in each other's bodies. Even their youngest son "Miles" switches with the family dog.
Everyone will get a healthy dosage of each other's lives and of course, this happens during a monumental life-changing time in each of their lives. Their neighbor "Rolf" played by Matthias Schweighöfer is holding down the fort and watching the baby dog switch or ru. The rest of the family will try and help each other out as best as they can. At least until they can figure out how to switch back. In this family-friendly holiday film.
"Family Switch" was a good film. I like films like these. It taps into my cheesy side a bit but I like the ones that are done right. Plus I loved this cast.
Rita Moreno needs no explanation. Jennifer Garner knows all about these types of films. They even allude to her previous film "13 Going on 30". Ed Helms is always hilarious in these types of comedies. Then you had Emma Myers who played "Enid" in the Netflix "Wednesday" series. Can't forget about Brady Noon who was in "The Good Boys". Even the cameos/ actors with smaller parts were cast right.
It was a holiday family film but it didn't feel like it. It didn't strictly focus on Christmas. It wasn't that cheesy holiday film but still hit the quota on those types of film criteria.
Now if more holiday films were like this I'm cool with it. I can be a bit of a Scrooge during the holiday season. It had the feeling of those 90's family films you watched while you were a kid but funnier and more enjoyable. It still has its moments of course but overall I liked it. You can watch this with the family or alone. I give it four mor fires 🔥🔥🔥🔥.
#CosmoandtheMovieWithin #CosmoMovieBlog #CosmoLanier #FamilySwitch.
The holiday season used to be big in this family's household. "Jess" played by Jennifer Garner tries to balance an important job while still keeping up with all her family duties.
Her husband "Bill" played by Ed Helms gave up a promising music career but now teaches band at his local high school.
These two have sacrificed a lot. "Cc" played by Emma Myers their oldest child and a soccer phenom. "Wyatt" played by Brady Noon the brainiac of the family. Who might be leaving to go to Yale as a high school freshman. With their toddler "Miles" played by Lincoln and Theodore Sykes. None of them realize or appreciate everything their parents do.
Equally on the opposite side. "Jess" and "Bill" don't realize the amount of stress and pressure their kids go through. "CC" juggles school and sports. "Wyatt" juggles having bad anxiety but still wanting to go to college three years early. While still going through normal teenage high school issues like dealing with bullies and liking girls. "Ariana" played by Vanessa Carrasco to be specific.
This is all about to change. When they go to see a once-in-a-lifetime astrological event. A mix between the alignment of stars and a mysterious woman they meet, "Angelica" played by Rita Moreno. They all wake up the next morning in each other's bodies. Even their youngest son "Miles" switches with the family dog.
Everyone will get a healthy dosage of each other's lives and of course, this happens during a monumental life-changing time in each of their lives. Their neighbor "Rolf" played by Matthias Schweighöfer is holding down the fort and watching the baby dog switch or ru. The rest of the family will try and help each other out as best as they can. At least until they can figure out how to switch back. In this family-friendly holiday film.
"Family Switch" was a good film. I like films like these. It taps into my cheesy side a bit but I like the ones that are done right. Plus I loved this cast.
Rita Moreno needs no explanation. Jennifer Garner knows all about these types of films. They even allude to her previous film "13 Going on 30". Ed Helms is always hilarious in these types of comedies. Then you had Emma Myers who played "Enid" in the Netflix "Wednesday" series. Can't forget about Brady Noon who was in "The Good Boys". Even the cameos/ actors with smaller parts were cast right.
It was a holiday family film but it didn't feel like it. It didn't strictly focus on Christmas. It wasn't that cheesy holiday film but still hit the quota on those types of film criteria.
Now if more holiday films were like this I'm cool with it. I can be a bit of a Scrooge during the holiday season. It had the feeling of those 90's family films you watched while you were a kid but funnier and more enjoyable. It still has its moments of course but overall I liked it. You can watch this with the family or alone. I give it four mor fires 🔥🔥🔥🔥.
#CosmoandtheMovieWithin #CosmoMovieBlog #CosmoLanier #FamilySwitch.