The Switch

The Switch

Synopsis

40 years old and unmarried, Kassie Larson decides to have a baby even if it means through artificial insemination by a donor. Despite objections from her neurotic best friend Wally (Bateman), she goes ahead with the procedure, helped by a charming sperm donor (Wilson). Unknown to her, Wally has replaced the sperm sample with his own! Seven years passes and Wally now meet Kassie’s slightly neurotic son.

Official Site: www.theswitch-movie.com

Singapore Release Date: 30th September 2010, Thursday

Running Time: 101 minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance

Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Patrick Wilson, Juliette Lewis, Jeff Goldblum

Crew: Director (Josh Gordon, Will Speck), Producer (Jennifer Aniston, Nathan Kahane , Kristen Hahn, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa), Writers (Jeffrey Eugenides), Screenplay (Allan Loeb), Music (Alex Wurman), Cinematography (Jess Hall)

The Trailer

The Review

The Switch is a film for the chicks. Oh I do appreciate a fine chick-flick if there’s one, but this one was terrible.

First off being that Jennifer Aniston starred in it, I wouldn’t harp too much on the acting part. Her voice to me is still as annoying as she was as Rachel in ‘Friends’ TV series.

In fact there’s not a lot going for this movie. The plot was paper thin, the chemistry was lacking, the comedy was non-existent, and I felt it has more than 20 minutes of footage that’s redundant.

Anyway who would ever switch a sperm sample with theirs? That’s so creepy, and so so wrong! Which writer thinks of such crap.

The Good

• Jason Bateman was the only saving grace

The Bad

• Dull plot
• The comedic and romantic scenes seems ‘forced’

Editor’s Ratings