The Plot:
During a night of drinking and peeing, lawyer Dave Lockwood (Jason Bateman) and professional scourge, Mitch Planko (Ryan Reynolds) each wish for the others’ life – and they get what they wish for.
Mitch (now in Dave’s body) must attempt to close a multi-million dollar merger, fix his failing marriage and be a father to three youngsters. Dave (in Mitch’s body) must smoke pot, maintain his sex partners and most importantly, relax.
As their situations quickly spiral out of control, both come to respect the other, appreciate their own lives and discover what really matters in life.
Kent’s Take:
“The Change-Up” is a very... The Change-Up – Reelworld (Kent Tentschert/Carol Hemphill)
The Plot:
During a night of drinking and peeing, lawyer Dave Lockwood (Jason Bateman) and professional scourge, Mitch Planko (Ryan Reynolds) each wish for the others’ life – and they get what they wish for.
Mitch (now in Dave’s body) must attempt to close a multi-million dollar merger, fix his failing marriage and be a father to three youngsters. Dave (in Mitch’s body) must smoke pot, maintain his sex partners and most importantly, relax.
As their situations quickly spiral out of control, both come to respect the other, appreciate their own lives and discover what really matters in life.
Kent’s Take:
“The Change-Up” is a very... “‘The Change-Up” – Kevin Brackett (Review St. Louis)
Imagine if you will, Freaky Friday meets Superbad – the result being an amalgamation of body-swapping hi-jinks and foul language. But then imagine that neither of those movies were any good. That’s what The Change-Up feels like. The film is the result of poor writing and forced profanity in order to get laughs. Unfortunately even with two A-listers in the leads, the film falls flat more often than not.
Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) and Dave (Jason Bateman) are two best friends who have grown apart to live completely separate lives. Dave is a lawyer, and him and his wife Jamie (Leslie Mann) have a daughter and two newborn twins that keep...
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