The Switch is a high concept rom-com that might seem a bit, “I’ve seen this before,” but its great performances, fantastic heart, and the most realistic characters in a rom-com, in what feels like forever (save 500 Days of Summer), make this a quality effort that is easy to enjoy.

(This review might be a tad spoilerly for some, but I really don’t go into much beyond the trailer and to be honest I think I clarify things so you can have the best enjoyment of the picture.  If you want to stay as blind as possible though, skip the next paragraph to be safe.)

Now we have all seen the preview for this and there is only one thing that the trailer is selling, Jason Bateman’s character, Wally, swaps his sperm for that of his best friend’s donor and seven years later the kid and friend re-enter his life after a Midwest hiatus.  Jennifer Aniston plays the best friend, Kassie, and while Wally and hers’ relationship started on a dating level, Wally quickly pushed them into the friend zone and they have been best-ies ever since. [Read more...]

The title might speak towards the switch of a certain bodily fluid in the story, but this is not the only switch with this film.  Instead, what we get is a non-stereotypical romantic comedy (if you can even stick that genre title on it), differing in tone and far less groan worthy than most.

For better or worse, family and friends have a tendency to think they know what’s best for us.  In Wally Mars’ case, well, he thinks his best friend is making a mistake by deciding to get pregnant through artificial insemination.  Though he strongly apposes it, he still lends his support by showing up for her pre-pregnancy party (AKA the sperm donation party).  But that isn’t all he lends.  While in the bathroom he drunkenly disposes of the donor’s goods, replacing them with his own.  Soon after she moves away, only to return years later with a son that strongly resembles Wally, who has no recollection of what he did that night. [Read more...]