The Switch feels like it's made up of extras and bloopers out of JLo's equally disastrous attempt at a romcom titled The Backup Plan. Both films have ageing actresses trying hard to keep their kitchens burning by taking up lacklustre projects
The Switch
a; drama/romance
Dir: Josh Gordon
Cast: Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Jeff Goldblum, Patrick Wilson
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What's it about: The Switch feels like it's made up of extras and bloopers out of JLo's equally disastrous attempt at a romcom titled The Backup Plan. Both films have ageing actresses trying hard to keep their kitchens burning by taking up lacklustre projects.
Kassie (Jen) wants to have a baby. Her best friend Wally (Jason) harbours a secret crush on her and is heartbroken after getting the news. When Roland (Wilson) volunteers to have his swimmers do the job for Kassie, things don't go as planned.
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A freak accident ends up in Wally getting his willy involved in the job. After a gap of seven years the past comes back to haunt him when Kassie's son not only bears resemblance, but also starts bonding with his biological father.
What's hot: Largely courtesy Bateman there are some genuinely funny moments in the film. Jeff Goldblum is a sheer delight as Kassie's best friend. Unfortunately he doesn't get enough screen time to keep us charmed. Scenes between Wally and his accidental son are well written raising chuckles and sometimes tugging on emotional chords.
What's not: Jennifer Aniston's role as the executive producer on the film seems like a heavy burden other actors have to bear. If only she had cast someone different like Emma Stone or even Keira Knightley there would be a 'first time' to the attempt of telling the same old story with different faces.
Artificial insemination doesn't offer too many chances to let writers come up with solid punch lines or entertaining subplots. Once you are over the initial excitement ofu00a0 watching father-son come face to face for the very first time, there isn't much left to watch.
Juliette Lewis is annoyingly loud and grating on the nerves as Kassie's girlfriend. Also Kassie and Wally's past, present and future are all jumbled up. Actually, putting years and numbers to how they end up together after the gap of 'seven' years seems baffling.
What to do? A decent rental on a rainy day, The Switch is just another clich ufffd-ridden romcom trying to make a quick buck on a weak weekend.
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