The Change-Up
Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman star in this comedy about two best friends who, after a drunken night out, awake to find themselves trapped in the body of the other. From the director of The Wedding Crashers.
Best buds since they were kids, Dave (Bateman) is an overworked lawyer, husband and father of three, Mitch (Reynolds) has remained a single, quasi-employed man-child. To Mitch, Dave has it all: beautiful wife Jamie, kids who adore him and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. To Dave, living Mitch’s stress free life without obligation or consequence would be a dream come true.
Following the body-switch, further complicating things are Dave’s sexy legal associate, Sabrina (Olivia Wilde), and Mitch’s estranged father. With time not on their side, Mitch and Dave struggle to avoid completely destroying each other’s lives before they can find a way to get their old ones back.
- Director:
- David Dobkin ('Shanghai Knights', 'Wedding Crashers', 'Fred Claus')
- Writer:
- Jon LucasScott Moore
- Cast:
- Jason BatemanRyan ReynoldsOlivia WildeMircea MonroeLeslie MannAlan Arkin
Reviews & comments
Wana swap?
If you've seen 'Visa-Versa' or 'Freaky Friday' then this is yet another film you can afford to miss. Its the new version (but with couple of men) of that old swapping bodies story, is the grass really greener on the other side of the fence? It all ends with the inevitable hugs & everyone learnt something to help them become better people... blah blah...
A shame the characters had to go so far
I loved the sense of humour. However the married man seems to on one side extremely care for his wife when talking with her, but then on the other side, if given the chance he wanted to cheat. It was just fortunate that the first time he wanted to, the girl was pregnant and the second time, Olivia Wilde had a specific butterfly tattoo on. I dunno, that is...
Variety
pressIf Freaky Friday had an impudent, foul-mouthed little brother, it would be The Change-Up, an often needlessly crass, bromance-oriented spin on the body-swap comedy.
Time Magazine
pressThere are some gross but comically effective reveals, and the movie's fish-out-of-water scenes are horrible and funny at the same time.
The New York Times
pressThe premise at least sets up a farce that surpasses The Hangover in gleeful crudeness and profanity.
Los Angeles Times
pressSome comedies have the knack for affrontery and shock value; The Change-Up, written by The Hangover team of Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, merely has the will to offend.
Hollywood Reporter
pressWhat entertainment the film offers is that of the familiar and inevitable.
Empire Magazine
pressDespite the promise of the title, this a fairly stale offering, plodding through the beats of a well-worn subgenre but failing to add much more than a foul mouth.
A.V. Club
pressDavid Dobkin’s film has the faults of raucous recent scatological comedies like Bad Teacher, Horrible Bosses, and The Hangover Part II with none of their redeeming facets.
Variety
pressIf Freaky Friday had an impudent, foul-mouthed little brother, it would be The Change-Up, an often needlessly crass, bromance-oriented spin on the body-swap comedy.
Time Magazine
pressThere are some gross but comically effective reveals, and the movie's fish-out-of-water scenes are horrible and funny at the same time.
The New York Times
pressThe premise at least sets up a farce that surpasses The Hangover in gleeful crudeness and profanity.
Los Angeles Times
pressSome comedies have the knack for affrontery and shock value; The Change-Up, written by The Hangover team of Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, merely has the will to offend.
Hollywood Reporter
pressWhat entertainment the film offers is that of the familiar and inevitable.
Empire Magazine
pressDespite the promise of the title, this a fairly stale offering, plodding through the beats of a well-worn subgenre but failing to add much more than a foul mouth.
A.V. Club
pressDavid Dobkin’s film has the faults of raucous recent scatological comedies like Bad Teacher, Horrible Bosses, and The Hangover Part II with none of their redeeming facets.
Wana swap?
If you've seen 'Visa-Versa' or 'Freaky Friday' then this is yet another film you can afford to miss. Its the new version (but with couple of men) of that old swapping bodies story, is the grass really greener on the other side of the fence? It all ends with the inevitable hugs & everyone learnt something to help them become better people... blah blah...
A shame the characters had to go so far
I loved the sense of humour. However the married man seems to on one side extremely care for his wife when talking with her, but then on the other side, if given the chance he wanted to cheat. It was just fortunate that the first time he wanted to, the girl was pregnant and the second time, Olivia Wilde had a specific butterfly tattoo on. I dunno, that is...
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