The Switch (2010)

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• Dead A

  
  This was very predictable but I enjoyed it.

• Candy R

  
  I like Jason Bateman, but he's not well matched with Jennifer. Jennifer is getting older and she wants a baby. (Life immitating art). She has found a donor, handsome fellow and her friend Juliette (weird as they were both involved with Brad Pitt) throws her a conception party… More
  I like Jason Bateman, but he's not well matched with Jennifer. Jennifer is getting older and she wants a baby. (Life immitating art). She has found a donor, handsome fellow and her friend Juliette (weird as they were both involved with Brad Pitt) throws her a conception party (only in America!) and a jealous bestmate Jason gets drunk and switches the sperm (as you do!). Years later he discovers that he has a son, but Jennifer has already moved on.

• Nicki M

  
  Okay chick flick, nice performances lift a so-so story line. Some funny bits and nice moments. Wouldn't say it is a favourite or that I am dying to watch it again, but it was a pleasant enough use of an hour and a half.

• Thomas J

  
  I just love Jason Bateman... but this movie he could have just phoned in. Cute, predictable and simply follows the rom/com format.

• Bethany M

  
  A cute film but not really that interesting to watch and it's really predictable.

• Jake .

  
  I probably shouldn't admit to this, but I really enjoyed this movie. Is it a masterpiece, no; but it's surprsingly entertaining and resonant. I fell in love with these characters. I really like the concept of the film, it's off the wall and it's incredibly fun and… More
  I probably shouldn't admit to this, but I really enjoyed this movie. Is it a masterpiece, no; but it's surprsingly entertaining and resonant. I fell in love with these characters. I really like the concept of the film, it's off the wall and it's incredibly fun and awkward to explain to people what it's about. I really have nothing else to say, it's touching and sweet in that 'No, i absolutely am not crying at this' kind of way. It's light, fun, and entertaining, not deep, not profound, but incredibly enjoyable.

• ♥˩ƳИИ &

  
  Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Thomas Robinson, Jeff Goldblum, Patrick Wilson, Juliette Lewis, Scott Elrod, Todd Louiso, Caroline Dhavernas, Kelli Barrett Director: Josh Gordon, Will Speck Summary: Still single and increasingly attuned to the cacophony of her biological… More
  Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Thomas Robinson, Jeff Goldblum, Patrick Wilson, Juliette Lewis, Scott Elrod, Todd Louiso, Caroline Dhavernas, Kelli Barrett Director: Josh Gordon, Will Speck Summary: Still single and increasingly attuned to the cacophony of her biological clock, 40-something Kassie (Jennifer Aniston) decides that if she can't find a mate she'll still pursue motherhood with the help of a sperm sample that's not quite as anonymous as she thinks. As the baby grows up, Kassie's best friend, Wally (Jason Bateman), agonizes over whether to reveal that he secretly replaced the donor sample with his own DNA. My Thoughts: "This is not your typical rom-com, this is actually more of a drama. I think if people were going into the film as it being a drama it would have been received better and there wouldn't be so much disappointment of how it's not really funny. But don't get me wrong, there are funny moments in the film. Jennifer Aniston puts in a good performance. I was surprised she signed up for the film considering the story-line is related to pretty much every headline in every magazine that is written about her real life. I guess maybe she wanted to poke fun at herself. I really enjoyed Jason Bateman in this film. I find him awkward and funny. The relationship between Wally and Sebastian is really cute, sweet, and touching. Great performances from Jeff Goldblum, Juliette Lewis, and Patrick Wilson in their supporting roles. Definitely a much better movie then I had anticipated."

• Luke B

  
  A truly cold and horrible film. This is billed as a romantic comedy, and certainly plays up to the cutesy charm. Then why is it that this film has so many sinister things going on? I would have loved for this to have been a serious drama. Bateman plays the best friend that is clearly… More
  A truly cold and horrible film. This is billed as a romantic comedy, and certainly plays up to the cutesy charm. Then why is it that this film has so many sinister things going on? I would have loved for this to have been a serious drama. Bateman plays the best friend that is clearly in love with Aniston. Not THAT clearly, but we assume (correctly) so because this film isn't going to surprise us. She decides to have a baby with sperm donor Patrick WIlson (once again wasted). Bateman, drunkenly, spills the sperm and replaces it with his own. This isn't really the kind of plot I look for in my comedies, unless they are gross out or dark. This film revolves around this being some kind of charming act. 7 years later he realizes what he has done, but just telling Aniston would be too clever for this film. Instead he bottles it up and lets it all out at the most inappropriate time. There is nothing to like about this character. He sneakily sends guys away from Aniston, gets drunk to suppress his feelings, unknowingly fathers her child, lies, and ruins lives. He is a foul waste of space, but this film shows him to be the charming hero. Wilson, meanwhile, is recovering from a divorce and is looking forward to getting involved in his (supposed) child's life. He is cruelly sidelined. He is much more likable than the leads. Though I respect the decision to not make him out to be a typical villain, they could have least explored him. Here we have a guy trying to overcome a difficult time, and takes responsibility even though he needn't. Who the hell wrote this? Had Bateman raped Aniston, or swapped her baby, we'd be in horror territory. This really has me questioning humanity, but I suppose the fact it inspires forgiveness is something.

• Cynthia S

  
  I just loved this. The entire cast was perfect. This is not a roll on the floor funny movie, but a movie chock full of witty banter...my favorite kind. Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston give off such honest, real portrayals of their characters that it's hard not to root for them… More
  I just loved this. The entire cast was perfect. This is not a roll on the floor funny movie, but a movie chock full of witty banter...my favorite kind. Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston give off such honest, real portrayals of their characters that it's hard not to root for them (as well as fall in with the story hook, line, and sinker). Kudos!!

• Spencer S

  
  I can understand why people would be turned off by yet another Jennifer Aniston fueled project, comedy driven, with a weak hook, but if you look beyond these lackluster details and actually give it a chance it may surprise you. Yes, Anniston and Patrick Wilson aren't ideal for… More
  I can understand why people would be turned off by yet another Jennifer Aniston fueled project, comedy driven, with a weak hook, but if you look beyond these lackluster details and actually give it a chance it may surprise you. Yes, Anniston and Patrick Wilson aren't ideal for such a artistic and sanguine plot, but since most of this film is centered on Bateman, and his performance is not only solid but caring, kind, neurotic, and genuine, it works. Plus, Thomas Robinson, in his first starring role, plays the precocious genius and parallel to Bateman so well you will believe they are father and son on the screen. Bateman and Anniston not only have ideal chemistry, but have a friendship in the film that is present, and backed up by performances that actually work. Yes, the comedy is dry and not in your face like other projects, but it is certainly better than recent films by supposed comedy greats of the past year.

• KJ P

  
  The reality of what happens when your drunk, can not only change your life, but everyones life around you as well! The Switch begins on an average note with stupid comedy, but suddenly, about 20 minutes in, becomes great. All it truly is, is a little comedy with a whole lot of heart,… More
  The reality of what happens when your drunk, can not only change your life, but everyones life around you as well! The Switch begins on an average note with stupid comedy, but suddenly, about 20 minutes in, becomes great. All it truly is, is a little comedy with a whole lot of heart, in which I was actually touched. The kid in the film makes the movie as good as it is. The premise starts basic, and then grows into something on a much larger scale. Overall, I expected The Switch to be good, but I did not expect to call a little comedy like this great! The Switch is a very meaningful movie!

• Alexis N

  
  Another flick where a dude hangs out with a small boy and everyone seems to be okay with it. But not as okay with it when they all find out he's the biological father. Weird. It's cute-ish. The movie I expected to be funnier was more about living with the choices we make.

• Roy G

  
  One of the main problems here is that there is zero chemistry between the two leads -- and we're not given any real reason to root for them to get together.

• Everett J

  
  not that funny, and very predictable

• Jose Z

  
  The Switch basically tells the story of a woman who desperately wants to have a baby and she plans to find the best donor possible. The donor is presented on a party where the woman's best male friend changes accidentally the sperm of the donor with his own. Time passes by and… More
  The Switch basically tells the story of a woman who desperately wants to have a baby and she plans to find the best donor possible. The donor is presented on a party where the woman's best male friend changes accidentally the sperm of the donor with his own. Time passes by and she returns with her son unleashing an innumerable amount of conflicts. It is the typical romantic comedy about a man in love with his best girl friend but she don't feel the same about him. The story is interesting, the plot is ok. It has some good moments of humor but the slow rhythm makes it a little boring. The cast is good, Jennifer Aniston is made for this type of movies, and makes a very good couple with Jason Bateman whose performance is quite convincing. Thomas Robinson, the kid in the role of Jennifer Aniston's son is also very good and hasvery good chemistry with Bateman is quite interesting. Jeff Goldblum and Juliette Lewis are convincing enough in their secondary roles as the friend of Bateman and Aniston respectively. In conclusion, The Switch is a romantic comedy intended more to women than to man but that doesn't mean that both can enjoy it.

• Sanjaya &

  
  Well, can't say it a bad movie, but it wasn't that good... Yeah, it's just an average comedy with a nowadays issue about women getting pregnant without the presence of man by her side... The story was okay, at least it wasn't boring and I enjoyed it... Jason… More
  Well, can't say it a bad movie, but it wasn't that good... Yeah, it's just an average comedy with a nowadays issue about women getting pregnant without the presence of man by her side... The story was okay, at least it wasn't boring and I enjoyed it... Jason Bateman and Thomas Robinson chemistry was great, I love them and their performance in this movie was good... Jennifer Aniston herself was showing the same performance like when she show in her other movie before... Overall, it's just an average comedy but it was worth to watch, at least once...

• Left J

  
  "Enjoyable and definitely not as bad as it may appear..." So I saw The Switch over this weekend and I must say I expected this to be a complete failure and it surprised me to not be that. Matter of fact, the movie stands out pretty well through Aniston's filmography.… More
  "Enjoyable and definitely not as bad as it may appear..." So I saw The Switch over this weekend and I must say I expected this to be a complete failure and it surprised me to not be that. Matter of fact, the movie stands out pretty well through Aniston's filmography. The story is not complicated, runs smooth and gets your attention. The story revolves around Wally Mars (Jason Bateman) a middle-age single guy who has a hard-time finding his match and Kassie Larson (Jennifer Aniston), his best-friend. At Kassie's semen-party, Wally gets drunk and switches the donator's sperm with his own without realizing and forgetting completely about what happened to next day. After seven years of being separated by distance Kassie movies back to her town and of course, she starts to talk again to her "best-friend". Problems appear only when Wally sees that Kassie's kid is acting pretty much similar like him so he remembers what he did and decides to tell Kassie the truth. Of course, this story has it's cliches and I'm the most bored person on the earth by cliches but this movie is a little bit different. It's not that funny, it has it's funny moments which were handled well but the movie it-self is more of a romance than a comedy so I enjoyed it more than others who expected a million laughs from it. As far as the acting, this is definitely Aniston's best movie this year and I liked her attitude in this even though she portrays almost the same character but it's such an improvement from The Bounty Hunter. Jason Bateman was very good, hilarious at points as usual and actually approached a more serious tone for this role. The rest was good and I really was not bothered by anything at all. The characters were lovely and I was surprised for them to not look over-acted and exaggerated. The cinematography, editing were pretty much normal, nothing to be mentioned and the score was as usual, typical for a romantic movie. With all these I want to say that this movie is not BAD and I don't understand people who love to bash this movie just for it's cliches and stuff like that. This movie is a simple good time for a boring afternoon. It's far from being great but it's such a better choice than most of the wack stuff that studios put out. As for the ratings, here they are and thanks for reading my review. Don't forget to rate or comment and see you on my next review. Storyline/Dialogue: 6,5/10. Acting: 6,5/10. Art Direction: 6/10. Cinematography/Editing: 6,5/10. Score/Soundtrack: 6,5/10. =============================== Overall: 6,4

• Manu G

  
  It was more good than what I expected but it's more of a good popcorn movie at your house with friends. It's barely funny but it's a family film that you can enjoy and have a nice warm time with your love one's. An unmarried 40-year-old woman turns to a turkey… More
  It was more good than what I expected but it's more of a good popcorn movie at your house with friends. It's barely funny but it's a family film that you can enjoy and have a nice warm time with your love one's. An unmarried 40-year-old woman turns to a turkey baster in order to become pregnant. Seven years later, she reunites with her best friend, who has been living with a secret: he replaced her preferred sperm sample with his own.

• Daniel P

  
  A surprisingly funny Romantic Comedy, with little romance and moderate comedy, anchored by a too-cute kid. An interesting premise that leads to watchable fluff.

• Al S

  
  A smart, very funny, charming and wonderfully entertaining comedy. A heart-warming, sharply written and exceptionally performed film. Jason Bateman is outstanding. Jenifer Aniston is terrific. Jeff Goldblum is hilarious, this guy was the film to me.

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