Switch Glitch

I was dreading where this film was going when it started with a character waking up, getting dressed, making some toast...but then bam! We were into body swap territory and the film was away laughing.

Or, it could have been...only we quickly reeled things back to the exposition of the leprechaun/guardian angel/fairy who had created the mishap in a scenery chewing and stuttered line display, leading our lead to make their own investigation into the temple of Churr to make things right.

For your big comedic beat to be a body swapped person going into the wrong gender's toilet was kind of puzzling to me, to say the least. Like, ok?

The ending did feel a little bit rushed to me when conversely the rest of the film needed a bit more urgency to push along proceedings. Stronger reactions to the swap for example or maybe using some more cinematic techniques such as zooms or close ups? As the entire film was most medium to long shot with static performers, making it more theatrical than cinematic.

Lighting was good and editing smooth where used, though.

Appreciated putting the bloopers putting the credits but I think allocating that time to the plot would have been a better idea.

Story: 1.5/5
Technical: 2/5
Elements: 2.5/5
Overall: 2/5

A delightful romp from a school team who are clearly having a lot of fun with their story and especially their characters.

For the most part this is a great story that feels very authentic being told through the eyes of teenagers - perhaps the Leprechaun/Immortal Being whoever they were could have been an adult actor, just to add a bit of range to the cast - though the young actor does a great job with this role.

The body switch stuff is captivating, but it feels like you struggled to come up with anything especially exciting for the middle, and the film has a sort of lazy ending - a montage where the character walks into the wrong bathroom feels a little reserved for this subject, there are dozens of other high stakes situations a boy-turned-girl could encounter.

At the end, they just find the information they need - in the school library no less - I would have liked to have seen a bit more struggle to achieve this goal, and overall a bit more conflict in your story.

The tag at the end with the hair receding to indicate the girl was turning into a boy was very funny.

Challenge for next year: The central concept for this film is great, next year I would recommend exploring the stakes of your story a little more. What will happen if the character fails? What's the worst position they could find themselves in?