Look closer and one might discover that Emma Myers took time out from her role of Enid of the new cult classic Wednesday television series (2022) to become another girl this time or 'er mother in this new family comedy that loosely reprises Jennifer Garner from her starring role from 13 Going On 30 (2004) again playing a mother or 'er a teenager. There is still some doubt that Jennifer continues to look as great as she does in this movie or maybe she does. Rita Moreno, 10 days shy of her 93rd birthday when this television movie was released. She also has a co-starring role here as well as one of the very few performers to win an Oscar, an Emmy, a Tony and a Grammy, thus becoming an EGOT. Even Howie Mandel from America's Got Talent was retained to play a role in this fun, family movie. This predictable family comedy hits some nice emotional highs later in the movie and adds to the ironic chaos ensuing when members of this family offer up "a multitude" of displaced body characters. However, this movie misses the highest of marks by not offering the audience more subtle distinctive differences in age behavior that at times seems to make these characters act relatively the same age as themselves. There are a few times that the wrong character is given more scene attention at the wrong time for the context of the movie especially with the parents in their younger bodies not taking more charge absently mindedly as they would more likely do. Mostly this movie keeps it together with a good number of funny scenes with a reasonable plotline that remains consistently entertaining with a decent tie-up of loose ends. An enjoyable romp, if not a classic movie experience.
Review of Family Switch
