Even the powerhouse trio of Barry Sonnenfeld directing Kevin Spacey and Christopher Walken has a very hard time selling this movie, which is little more than a generic body-swap-type story. Occasionally, flashes of Sonnenfeld's quirky style emerge, but overall Spacey is too sardonic for the clearly-intended younger audience, and the comedic/dramatic potential of a possible suicide, corporate takeover and switching off a life-support machine all in the third act is hardly endearing for the little ones. Everyone tries reasonably with meagre material that trundles along to its inevitable conclusion, although there are some humorous moments, but ultimately this film has the wit and depth of a cute-cat YouTube video - with which this film indeed starts.
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