Swapped

• Director: Nathan Greno
• Writer: Robert Machoian
• Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Juno Temple, Tracy Morgan, Cedric the Entertainer, Justina Machado

Grade: C-

My hackles immediately go up at any film which opens with a “yeah, that’s me, I bet you’re wondering how I got here”-style voiceover, and Swapped – which trafficks in a similar kind of flash-forward – never really recovers from rote familiarity at nearly every turn. Director Nathan Greno, and screenwriters Christian Magalhaes, Robert Snow, and John Whittington, show some originality through the creative character designs, but the film mostly feels emblematic of what’s plagued Netflix original films and modern animation overall.