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Jennifer Garner Returns to Body-Swap Genre in Netflix's 'Family Switch'

The holiday comedy, directed by McG, sees an entire family switching bodies, leading to a series of comedic scenarios.

  • Jennifer Garner stars in Netflix's new holiday release, 'Family Switch', a body-swap comedy where an entire family switches bodies after meeting an astrological reader.
  • The film is directed by McG, known for his work on 'Charlie's Angels' and 'Terminator Salvation'.
  • Garner plays Jess Walker, a career woman struggling to balance family life and work, while Ed Helms plays her husband, a high school music teacher.
  • Their children, a Yale-bound genius and a rising soccer star, also swap bodies, leading to a series of comedic scenarios.
  • The film has been praised for its performances, particularly Garner's, who returns to the body-swap genre nearly 20 years after '13 Going on 30'.
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