The Switch starring Jason Bateman & Jennifer Aniston hits theaters this weekend.
The general premise is based on the fact that Kassie's (Aniston) bilogical clock
is ticking away and she wants to have a baby. Well where does Bateman's
character Wally come in.. he's her straight guy, stuck in the friend zone BFF,
and more of the film actually circles around him than her.

 

Wally doesn't agree with the choice she's making, but shows up to her "i'm
getting pregnant party" anyway. Getting completely wasted and by chance coming
across her donors specimen.. The idiot then spills it down the sink by accident
and does the only logical thing, or at least logical to a drunk person. Wally
refills it himself, essentially hijacking her pregnancy, none of which he
remembers in the morning.

 

Kassie then moves away to Minnesota or Wisconsin.. one of those northern states where it would be "good" to raise a child. Then 7 years later she gets a job
offer and returns to New York, reconnecting with her BFF Wally and introducing
her son Sebastian to him. Wally is thrown off when he notices he and Sebastian
share several of the same neurotic characteristics, characteristics the original
donor "Roland" doesn't posess. So with the help of his boss played by Goldblum,
Wally figures out what he did that night and that the kid is actually his. To
see how the rest of the film plays out you'll have to go and see it!

 

Bateman was funny as usual, and as expected Aniston stayed inside her little
comfortable box of Rachel Green style performances. The real shining star in
this film is the young new actor Thomas Robinson, who played Sebastian. His
performance was hilarious, and convincing. He was so good I'd compare him to
Dakota Fanning when she was his age. An honorable mention goes to the always
great Jeff Goldbloom, but Goldblum alone couldnt save this movie's rocky plot
including Jennifer Aniston's annoying character. More than once during the
duration of the film, I wanted to reach through the screen and shake her, then
tell her to "just shut up and let someone else talk!"

 

As for how is the film itself, well not the funniest thing I've seen all summer.
It's a good time waster for a hot day. But nothing oscar worthy, nothing you'll
be raving about to your friends when you walk out. I'd say wait for it on
Netflix..