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‘Tis the season of the family body-swap film. In TheFamily Switch we see a modern family trying to celebrate Christmas despite drifting apart due to their different dynamics, schedules, and, well, life, which results in constant disputes and bickering.

…but that’s before meeting a fortune teller at a Christmas market, where she takes a photo of them, magically causing all four members of the family to swap bodies and give each a glimpse of their individual lives.

This is not a new scenario for Jennifer Garner, who plays the mother of three, Jess Walker. Garner had a similar run-in with the whole switching bodies, from teen to adult, in the now cult classic 13 going on 30. But for the rest of the cast this is all new territory: Emma Myers (CC), who played Enid in Wednesday is Garner’s daughter, Ed Helms (Bill Walker), who’s known for his appearance in the Hangover Trilogy, plays Garner’s onscreen husband, along with many more familiar faces.

Yes, the show’s storyline is predictable and overdone a mn times, but it’s a lighthearted family watch that can be entertaining with the younger ones this holiday season and maybe shine a light on different perspectives of family dynamics — teaching the lesson of sacrifices and appreciation of achievements…yada, yada, you get the rest.

Mind you, critics have been quick to call it a “ glossier version of a Hallmark movie ” but we’ll see whether they will join the Christmas classics The Grinch and Home Alone.

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