Review of The Change-Up (2011) by Jonathan P — 17 Dec 2012

Honestly, I found the whole movie to be a disgusting mess and a waste of both Jason Bateman's and Ryan Reynolds' talent.

This review of The Change-Up (2011) was written by Jonathan P on 17 Dec 2012.

The Change-Up has generally received mixed reviews.

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The Change up is undeniably bad - but it is also undeniable funny, offering better performances, a more amusing script, and being far more…

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The film has a very silly and formulaic plot and the humor is very crude. Bateman's against type performance was good but it didn't save the film…

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Very funny I must say it's entirely hillarious…

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Freaky Friday the MALE version ! Bateman and Reynolds make this work…

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