La princesse de Chicago : dans la peau d'une reine

The Christmas season is fast approaching and many movies and shows are already starting to put us in the mood for this time of year that we enjoy so much. This is a time when we can gather with family or friends around a good meal and celebrate together around many presents the Christmas spirit. This year Netflix is offering us three must-see movies in November to celebrate the magic of Christmas, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Jouney (2020) and two sequels of their success The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020) and (The Princess Switch: Switched Again which will be available this Friday. Always listening to its subscribers, Netflix offers us here a festive program to wait until December 25th.

The Princess Switch: Switched Again is the sequel to the movie The Princess of Chicago (The Princess Switch) and we find not only the same screenwriters (Robin Bernheim, Megan Metzger), the same director (Mike Rohl) and especially the same cast including Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio, Suanne Braun, Nick Sagar. In this second part, between her unexpected accession to the throne of Montenaro and her deteriorating relationship with Kevin, Duchess Margaret feels lost. Stacy must hurry to get her out of this predicament, especially since another lookalike appears, Fiona, who seems to have a plan to become the next queen. The first part had totally convinced us not only by its scenario worthy of a modern tale but especially for the presence in a double role of Vanessa Hudgens. In this second part, to complicate things even more, she plays three distinct roles and it must be acknowledged that she masters each of them perfectly. Between personal concerns and those related to access to the throne, Duchess Margaret will once again be able to count on Stacy to get out of a difficult situation.

The Princess Switch: Switched Again proves to be not only a successful sequel to the previous film, but also a superior sequel to the previous film, not only because of the many twists and turns in the story, but also because the characters have already been introduced in the first film. The result is a romantic comedy that constantly avoids falling into the easy way out and once again puts the family in the spotlight, finding the right balance between one's private life and the professional responsibilities of one's job. Once again, the charm of this film lies in the presence of the superb Vanessa Hudgens who finds in the three characters she has to play a way to surprise us and show that she is not only the actress of a cult saga that is High School Musical. As comfortable in a musical as in an action film (Machete Kills (2013), Polar (2019), Bad Boys for Life (2020)), she proves to be perfect here once again and gives this film all her overflowing energy and her devastating smile.

Far from being a simple Christmas entertainment, The Princess Switch: Switched Again is above all a successful romantic comedy to make us forget the time of a film that we are still in the midst of a global pandemic. We smile, we are moved but above all we have a great time and we hope for a third part to end this successful saga in beauty.

The Princess Switch: Switched Again
Directed by Mike Rohl
Produced by Vanessa Hudgens, Amy Krell, Brad Krevoy, Steven R. McGlothen
Written by Robin Bernheim, Megan Metzger
Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio, Suanne Braun, Nick Sagar
Music by Alan Ari Lazar
Cinematography : Fernando Argüelles
Edited by Lara Mazur
Production company : Brad Krevoy Television
Distributed by Netflix
Release date : November 19, 2020
Running time : 96 minutes

Viewed on November 16, 2020 (Netflix press access)

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