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By Jennifer Green
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Wealth, royalty on display in fluffy but fun romcom.
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The Princess Switch: Switched Again
What's the Story?
Lady Margaret (Vanessa Hudgens) is on the cusp of being crowned queen in THE PRINCESS SWITCH: SWITCHED AGAIN, but she's unsure of her readiness for the job. Meanwhile, her ex-boyfriend Kevin (Nick Sagar) has not RSVP'd to her coronation. Margaret's friend -- and lookalike -- Stacy de Novo (also Hudgens) hatches a plot to get Kevin to the ceremony and for the two women to switch places (again, like they did in the original Princess Switch film) in order for Margaret to have a day alone with Kevin and determine her true feelings. The plot is complicated, however, when Margaret's cousin, Fiona (Hudgens again), who also happens to look exactly like the other two women, arranges to have Margaret kidnapped so she can be crowned queen and pilfer the royal bank accounts. Little does Fiona know that she's kidnapped Stacy instead. Will the right queen -- and true love -- reign?
Is It Any Good?
The Princess Switch: Switched Again is silly and predictable, which is likely just what its target audience wants and expects. It's also the queen of star vehicles, with Hudgens featuring in no less than three key roles, appearing in nearly every scene. It's entirely possible viewers won't remember anyone besides Hudgens having acted in this film, especially the bland and subservient husband characters. Hudgens does a solid enough job juggling the three roles and trying her best to give them different personalities, but besides the accent, two of them seem more or less the same. It's as the destitute and unscrupulous playgirl cousin Fiona that Hudgens really comes alive. The actress may have come to fame as the shy, smart girl from the High School Musical franchise, but this movie suggests Hudgens has a future in much more vivacious roles.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the idea of royalty, as depicted in The Princess Switch: Switched Again. What do you know about monarchies and how the crown is passed down between generations? Which modern-day countries have monarchies?
If you were to look at a map of the world, where would you guess the fictional countries of Belgravia and Montenaro might be located, based on clues from the film?
If you could swap lives with someone for a day, who would you switch with? Why?
Why are stories about princesses and royalty so popular?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming : November 19, 2020
- Cast : Vanessa Hudgens , Sam Palladio , Nick Sagar
- Director : Mike Rohl
- Inclusion Information : Female Movie Actor(s) , Asian Movie Actor(s) , Black Movie Actor(s) , Indian/South Asian Movie Actor(s)
- Studio : Netflix
- Genre : Romance
- Topics : Friendship , Holidays
- Run time : 96 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- Last updated : September 29, 2025
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