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The Change-Up

2011 · 1h 52m · Comedy

IMDb 6.3 Metacritic 39 RT 26%

Skip it. 'The Change-Up' is a body-swap comedy that trades on a tired premise without enough wit to justify the concept—it's the kind of movie that mistakes crude humor for comedy and relies on watching Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman struggle through forced situations rather than genuine laughs. Unless you're specifically hunting for a forgettable, raunchier take on 'Freaky Friday' vibes, your time is better spent elsewhere.

Plot

Lifelong friends Dave and Mitch are envious of the other's life. Mitch thinks Dave has it all: a beautiful, loving family and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. But Dave thinks Mitch’s stress-free playboy life without obligation or consequence is the real dream come true. One fateful drunken night, they both admit that they wish they had the other’s life while peeing in a fountain when lightning strikes. The next morning, they wake up, hungover, in each other’s bodies! With time not on their side, Mitch and Dave comically struggle to avoid completely destroying each other’s lives before they can find a way to get their old ones back.

Director: David Dobkin

Cast: Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin

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