The Change-Up

THE CHANGE-UP (2011) - Aug. 6, 2011
I didn't even think it was possible to go wrong with a body switching comedy, but here we are.  About two best friends -- one a responsible family man, and the other a charming but irresponsible lothario -- who switch bodies after making a wish while peeing in a fountain.  The film starts out kinda iffy, gains some momentum when the switch happens, and then just kind of peters out.  Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman were both quite good -- I just wish they had been in a better movie.  The movie was generally affable enough, and I was never flat-out bored, but the film definitely drags at a very long 112 minutes.  I also laughed exactly one time, which is a problem, and found some of the humour to feel a bit contrived and somewhat over-the-top.  Meh.  **