Writer-director Greg Jardin helms this sci-fi black comedy about old college friends with complicated histories who get together at a pre-wedding party that devolves into a nightmare when one guest, Forbes (David Thompson), shows up with a suitcase containing an experimental device that allows users to swap bodies. What starts as a game to try to figure out who is in one another’s bodies takes a sinister turn when old jealousies and insecurities resurface.
Couple Shelby (Brittany O’Grady) and Cyrus (James Morosini) are on the rocks, and when they get to the party, it becomes clear that Cyrus pines for social media influencer Nikki (Alucia Debnam-Carey). We also learn that none of the old friends have seen Forbes since he was expelled from college for bringing his high school-aged sister, Beatrice (Madison Davenport), to a drunken party. Is revenge afoot?
The eight principal actors must pull off the neat trick of behaving, speaking, and gesturing like one of their co-stars, requiring viewers to struggle to know who’s inside whose body. When the lighting turns red, we see the truth. The final mystery is revealed in a coda, and I didn’t expect it at all. This is a fun little low-budget gem. (103 min.)
—Glen Starkey
This article appears in Jan 9-19, 2025.