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The Change-Up

Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman star in the outrageous comedy from the director of Wedding Crashers and the writers of The Hangover. One drunken night, two friends admit that they wish they had the other's life. Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) thinks Dave has it all: a beautiful, loving family and a ... high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. But Dave (Jason Bateman) thinks Mitch's stress-free life without obligation or consequence is the real dream come true. The next morning they wake up, hungover, in each other's bodies, and proceed to freak out! 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.

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman
Directed by: David Dobkin
Runtime: 1 hour 53 minutes
Release year: 2011
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Synopsis: Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman star in the outrageous comedy from the director of Wedding Crashers and the writers of The Hangover. One drunken night, two friends admit that they wish they had the other's life. Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) thinks Dave has it all: a beautiful, loving family and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. But Dave (Jason Bateman) thinks Mitch's stress-free life without obligation or consequence is the real dream come true. The next morning they wake up, hungover, in each other's bodies, and proceed to freak out! 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.

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman

Supporting actors: Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, Mircea Monroe, Gregory Itzin, Ned Schmidtke, Ming Lo, Sydney Rouviere

Directed by: David Dobkin

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 1 hour 53 minutes

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Release year: 2011

Studio: Universal Pictures

MPAA Rating: Rated R for pervasive strong crude sexual content and language, some graphic nudity and drug use

ASIN: B0064J6OMO

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31 of 38 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of both worlds November 24, 2011

By Xavier

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This movie, according to rotten tomatoes and other critics, is supposed to be lousy. In my opinion, this is far from it. It shows the sides of living the opposite lives; living a life of a busy/working man and the life of a down-to-earth/relaxing life. I personally found the movie to be eye-opening. Life's meaning is not to always work but it is also not to always have fun; just need to find the right balance. Great movie with funny moments and also serious and thought-provoking moments. The only negative thing is that they revealed too many of the funny moments in the trailer and left the audience with many predictable scenes. Nevertheless, I will buy the dvd in order to have a physical copy since it is a great movie.

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25 of 31 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Funniest movie I've seen in a long time November 16, 2011

By Patricia M Fahy

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I have no idea why this movie has bad review. It's REALLY hilarious and well-though. The writing is really strong unlike most movies out today. My friend suggested we see this and all 5 people watching this were cracking up. I would definitely rent it. :)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Trite Premise, but a Solid Finish November 10, 2011

By Grady Harp HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

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THE CHANGE-UP is another film by the writers of HANGOVER AND HANGOVER II (Jon Lucas and Scott Moore) and the director of wedding crashers (David Dobkin): that should give a pretty solid clue as the what is in store in this film - potty mouth and gross humor that is so very very popular today! The concept of the story (two disparate characters changing lives in a manner as magical as the fairy tale 'The Three Wishes') is not new and at times it becomes wearing, but the big difference here is that the characters are assigned to two really brilliant comic actors - and so it works in the long run.

Two longtime friends are feeling distance in their relationship: Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) is a womanizing free-spirited life as an actor for commercials and 'lorn movies' (soft porn) who lives in a pigsty of an apartment, grabbing fast food where he can find it, while Dave (Jason Bateman) is a conscientious successful lawyer with a major la firm in Atlanta, and is married to a beautiful woman, and lives in a picture book house with three small children. The old concept of the grass being greener on the other side of the fence brings the men together for a drunken evening where while voiding in a public fountain voice that they wish they could change places. Thunder, darkness and boo, they wake up as the other guy. Mitch must carry on the functions of a learned lawyer while maintaining his own style and faces the duties of a parent of infants and a dissatisfied wife (Leslie Mann) while Dave attempts to adjust to the grungy Lothario existence as the lorn star, being pursued by the beautiful Sabrina (Olivia Wilde).... Read more ›

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good comedy December 6, 2011

By June Hedger

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I really enjoyed watching this movie. I love Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds. Yes it is the same old same old switching bodies movie. But it was a really funny comedy. If you like to laugh and can take a little crude humor, then this movie is for you.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Change-Up June 27, 2012

By I'd rather be at the Beach

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This one comes with a warning.....totally, TOTALLY, inappropriate! I am SHOCKED that I like it! This is as risque as it gets for me, and I will still like a movie. Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds are awesomely funny, and their characters are SO WELL-WRITTEN! This movie is full of surprises and laughs! Gotta love both of those, right? The supporting actors are wonderful, too. I recommend this movie!

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Crude, Crass and bathed in humor and enough foul language to keep the censor board in business for a year January 26, 2012

By Kevin VINE™ VOICE

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This is a movie that's been done before in films like "Big" and "The Parent Trap". However, I don't know if its been done between two grown men so maybe that might be where this is different. The film is entertaining mainly because of the performances by Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds. The female supporting cast is top notch as well, Leslie Mann and Olivia Wilde who is beyond stunning and no surprise she's going to be in a movie called "Welcome to People" playing Michelle Pfeiffer's daughter.

The male leads were fun to watch as they take over the other's persona. Ryan Reynolds is a pot smoking slacker who stays home all day having sex and has zero goals. Jason Bateman plays an unhappy married guy with a young kid and 2 babies. His life is his miserable lawyer job and his way of finding happiness is buying more cars and houses. Naturally both guys envy the other one's life. Jason's character dreaming of spending the day doing nothing like his pal. And Ryan's character envying that Jason's character has a family who looks forward to seeing him when he gets home to a place crammed with nice things.

Both of them get that opportunity to switch into the other's body one drunk night as they're urinating in a park fountain. Ordinarily they'd be slapped with a sexual predator ticket for doing that and done again in a mall in front of kids which was very strange that it was written that way, but obviously the movie pays no mind to those real life rules.

The movie is also crude, crass and plagued with never ending foul language. Maybe that'll be fun for a teenage boy, but for me it was wearing thin because it simply was not working each time.... Read more ›

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