Switched for Christmas (2017)

The story is cute. Candace is a pretty face as twin sisters... but that's it. She's not a very good actress - these roles were too complicated for her. Hey Hallmark! You might not want to use a real city in your story. Littleton is a suburb of Denvet - with a population of 50,000. That's NOT a small town ... in anyone's book.

I fully understand Candace Cameron's appeal. However as light hearted as this film is her charms do not work at all in this film.In this film she plays "twins" that are opposite. Each think of course the other has an "Easier Life". So they both decide to switch for the holidays. Now this is not a "Freaky Friday" its "Wife Swap".The film suffers because Candace fails to bring 3 dimensions to both parts. She is flat. She also need to make each "Person" have different mannerisms. Because she fails the film fails because the truth is "The Minor Differences" that she brings isn't enough to being an "A-Ha" moment to a full realization. Hallmark Staple Alicia Witt should have been given this project. She would made a film people would remember!

I consider Alicia Witt as the Queen of Christmas movies. I have to say that Candace is close to getting that title with this movie. Both actresses have had one Christmas movie a year since 2013. Alicia had one great (A very Merry Mix-up), 2 excellent and 2 OK. Now Candace has 2 greats (the other is Christmas Detour) and 3 so-so (Let it Snow, Christmas Under Wraps and Journey Back to Christmas). I think Christmas Detour was better than this because of Paul Greene and Sarah Strange.This movie was all Candace playing both twin sister parts. She did an awesome job. It was great all the way through. The nature of the story made for constant conflict and change which made it exciting. The movie effectively played music during some scenes which otherwise could be boring. The two male leads were great and it was very apparent why each liked the sisters. I think it so unfair the two top reviewers (as I write this) give it a 1/10. Support Candace and lift up the good reviews.

Candace Cameron Bure, the Christmas darling of Hallmark, returns with another adorable film: Switched for Christmas. She plays a pair of identical twins who switch places during the holidays, and she's absolutely adorable! The opening scene cuts back and forth between the two twins, as one makes herself a green energy drink and dresses for work and the other prepares breakfast for her kids. It's a very fun and interesting way to introduce the audience to both characters, and it immediately sucks you in. Both twins are likable, and when they meet their prospective love interests, Eion Bailey and Mark Deklin, you'll be rooting for them even more! The twins' father, Walter Platz, is the only one who can tell them apart, and even when separated from her children, the twin who's a mother makes sure to still take care of them. There are so many delightful details in this movie that make it stand out among all the other mediocre Hallmark movies you'll watch this year; this is one you'll want to keep and add to your yearly collection. Plus, the actress who plays Candace's daughter really is her daughter, and it's pretty cute to see them together!