The Walkers are your typical family: mom Jess (Jennifer Garner), dad Bill (Ed Helms), their teenagers CC (Emma Myers) and Wyatt (Brady Noon) and baby Miles (Lincoln and Theodore Sykes). They aren’t as close as they used to be as life has gotten in the way. When a mysterious event occurs at the Griffith Park Planetarium, the family end up switching bodies. In order to change back, they’ll have to walk in one another’s shoes.
Body swap stories have been around for ages. Some have been better than others, but one thing is for sure and that’s we always know more or less what to expect from them. This was the first body swap film that I’ve seen which incorporated Christmas and I loved that aspect of it.
I went into this one not expecting anything amazing. Netflix hasn’t really been delivering lately so I was bracing myself. Color me shocked when I realized I was actually enjoying myself! Sure it’s silly, predictable and some of the CGI moments, particularly with Miles acting as the dog Pickles, were done terribly, but I laughed out loud a ton.
The cast worked well together and really had me believing they were a family. Garner and Helms were perfect as the parents trying to get their teens to hang out with them. I also loved seeing Myers in something since her rise to stardom in last year’s Wednesday. My favorite moments were obviously when the switch had happened and the events that followed.
Overall, Family Switch was better than I expected it to be. It had some valuable family moments, great laughs and a banging soundtrack. I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t been feeling like myself lately, but this was exactly the type of film I needed to pick me up.
Rating: ♥️♥️♥️
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