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The Great Christmas Switch

  • TV Movie
  • 2021
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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The Great Christmas Switch (2021)
ComedyDramaRomance

Sophia, a single girl in the city with a demanding boss, and a single mother of two in the Midwest, decided to switch places for Christmas in an effort to get away from their problems for a ... Read allSophia, a single girl in the city with a demanding boss, and a single mother of two in the Midwest, decided to switch places for Christmas in an effort to get away from their problems for a little while.Sophia, a single girl in the city with a demanding boss, and a single mother of two in the Midwest, decided to switch places for Christmas in an effort to get away from their problems for a little while.

  • Director
    • Ernie Barbarash
  • Writer
    • Cara J. Russell
  • Stars
    • Sarah Lind
    • Dillon Casey
    • Jon McLaren
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    640
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ernie Barbarash
    • Writer
      • Cara J. Russell
    • Stars
      • Sarah Lind
      • Dillon Casey
      • Jon McLaren
    • 17User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Sarah Lind
    Sarah Lind
    • Kaelynn…
    Dillon Casey
    Dillon Casey
    • Patrick
    Jon McLaren
    Jon McLaren
    • Jonathan
    Charlie Boyle
    Charlie Boyle
    • Charlotte
    David Kohlsmith
    David Kohlsmith
    • Sebastian
    Gabriel Darku
    Gabriel Darku
    • Everett
    Kelsey Ruhl
    Kelsey Ruhl
    • Edie
    Rob Stewart
    Rob Stewart
    • James Sabbia
    Jim Calarco
    Jim Calarco
    • Alex
    Aldrin Bundoc
    Aldrin Bundoc
    • Waylon
    Chris Farquhar
    Chris Farquhar
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    Nicole Huff
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    Connie Manfredi
    • Tricia
    Moni Ogunsuyi
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    • Megan
    • Director
      • Ernie Barbarash
    • Writer
      • Cara J. Russell
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    5Marky423

    It's been done by better, but still fine.

    This movie gets better as it goes on. The California sisters wig at the beginning is horrible. Also her roommate is like 16 years younger than her? Deadend job. By that point in life? It seems like the sisters are very different in age. And who is like yes I'd so much rather go do your work all week thank spend time alone with my dog?! Just go visit and help out. No need to actually switch. The set up is totally Lacking.

    The chemistry with some characters is lacking. I just needed a bit more to care I guess.

    All in all provided some entertainment but definitely could have been better hashed out and better casted.
    3pmitsi-1

    Idiotic plot

    I am getting tired of films whose plot is based on a an idiotic decision. They could easily avoid all these conception (breaking a dozen of laws being the least of it) by just telling the truth. Since the hubby and kids would be away and since Kay would be de facto substituting for her sister in her job what would be easier than just telling to their family/job that they would be exchanging homes with their sister? I gave it a 3/10 only for... I don't know. The plot deserves a zero.
    3Jackbv123

    Even more nonsensical than usual

    The premise starts out as a copy of the Switched for Christmas movie of 2017. After that, I can't even compare it because I can't wrap my head around how ridiculous it was.

    I agree with another reviewer that there was no good reason for it in the first place. If you want to destress, you don't go to work in a job you never had before. Maybe Sophia's reason almost made sense, but why keep it up when the kids return. Sophia was beyond irresponsible in starting a romantic relationship when she's supposed to be married, even given that irresponsible was her norm. There are so many other ridiculous choices by both twins. I agree with the same reviewer - "Just tell them", especially Sophia to Patrick as things developed there.

    The story was too chaotic for me mostly going back to the question why for almost everything.

    I saw no chemistry between romantic interests which was difficult to begin with because identifying who they were was confusing. I wasn't impressed with Sarah Lind in this movie. I don't think she clearly defined her characters. They seemed to run together, but some of that might have been that the director did a poor job of always giving the opposite twins distinctive features (if hair color is the same, then how about hair style, or clothes) as scenes switched.

    It sure would have been fun to hire a lawyer to sue James because even though technically employment almost always has a clause that technically allows any reason for termination of salaried workers, Sophia had plenty of ammunition to make a good case for wrongful termination.
    7Avidviewer-02847

    Sounds very complicated but it works.

    Sarah Lind pulls off playing twin sisters who switch places. Sounds hokey, but it's but better than GACs "Much Ado About Christmas". Not the best but it works, the single sister in San Diego, CA changes places with her separated sister with kids in Hudson, OH. Clunky in places just like Hallmark movies, but the script and cast pull it off and it works.

    If GAC keeps going like this they will rival Hallmark.
    4jensenholmesPA

    Mediocre and underwhelming

    There were only about twenty times during this where I was shouting at the screen - JUST TELL THEM! It's not like switching places is a criminal act. So many things got royally screwed up because they were trying to keep this "secret" when there wasn't a good reason to keep it. Like, there legit wasn't a logical reason other than because the writers were trying to string it out. Super lazy writing. They could have come up with some kind of compelling rational that made the whole thing work better.

    I also found the lead, Sarah Lind, not all that interesting as ONE character, much less as two. Just not especially charming/compelling/watchable/cute etc etc. Rather dull, IMHO.

    As "twins switch places" movies go, this was truly mediocre and underwhelming.

    I've watched all the new Hallmark and GAC movies so far this season (2021) and I'd say this is a the bottom of the list.

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    • Release date
      • November 5, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Velika božična zamenjava
    • Filming locations
      • Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Hideaway Pictures
      • Brad Krevoy Television
      • HP Cold Productions
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      • 1h 24m(84 min)
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