[Screen It]
    

 

"THE CHANGE-UP"
(2011) (Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds) (R)


At-A-Glace Content Summary

Alcohol/Drugs Extreme
Blood/Gross Stuff Heavy
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Extreme
Frightening/Tense Scenes Mild
Gun/Weapons Mild
Imitative Behavior Extreme
Jump Scenes Minor
Music (Scary/Tense) Minor
Music (Inappropriate) Mild
Profanity Extreme
Sex/Nudity Extreme
Smoking None
Tense Family Scenes Extreme
Topics to Talk About Extreme
Violence Moderate


QUICK TAKE:
Comedy: A family man and a diehard bachelor magically switch bodies and learn that life isn't always better as the other guy.
PLOT:
Dave (JASON BATEMAN) is a married attorney and father of three who is on track to make partner. Mitch (RYAN REYNOLDS) is a single, unmotivated actor who enjoys sleeping with different women, smoking marijuana, and living a carefree lifestyle. The two lifelong friends have drinks together one night and end up wishing they had each other's lives. A magical fountain grants them their wish.

The next morning, Mitch wakes up literally in Dave's body next to Dave's wife, Jamie (LESLIE MANN). Dave wakes up in Mitch's body in his messy, downtown Atlanta bachelor pad. They immediately race to the fountain to reverse the curse, but find that it has been moved by the city to parts unknown. While they search for it, both men have to assume each other's identities, lives, and jobs.

Dave is horrified to learn that his friend's next paying job was as a performer in a soft-core porn flick. Mitch is overwhelmed by the pressures of Dave's position at the law firm. But he finds it easier to work in the high-pressured environment when he meets Sabrina (OLIVIA WILDE), Dave's beautiful paralegal. Bitter that his father (ALAN ARKIN) thinks of him as a screw-up, Mitch vows not to quit and ends up using his more free-wheeling personality to make Dave look like a more assertive guy. Dave, meanwhile, is finally able to have a dream date with Sabrina in Mitch's body. But he struggles with his loyalty to his marriage. When they finally find the fountain, both question whether they really want to go back to their old selves.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
Older teens might be drawn to the film's raunchy content.
WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R
For pervasive strong crude sexual content, language, some graphic nudity, and drug use.


The rest of this review is available in our Screen It Subscriber Site.

We invite you to please log in or consider signing up and joining thousands of parents and other viewers who now know what they and/or their kids will see (or not see, if that's their choice) in the movie theaters, at home, or at someone else's house.

You'll get everything you see above PLUS immediate access to the Our Word to Parents objectionable content summary, as well as all of the specific listings in our 15 content categories (including profanity counts, specific details about the sexual content, violence and more).

With our reviews, you'll be a more informed parent and thus know what your child might see or hear, and you'll be able to discuss what they've seen or heard after the fact if a surprise viewing occurs somewhere away from you.

For those without kids or whose children have grown up, our reviews will give you peace of mind that you won't see or hear something that will shock or disgust you, thus allowing you to enjoy what you're viewing, or make another choice if you find somewhat objectionable listed in our review.

And our reviews are unlike any others available online or anywhere else. Nobody provides the amount of detail we do (and our reviews take more than 10 hours each to complete).

You get all of that for just $7.95 a month (with a 30 day Money Back Guarantee) or -- if you'd like to save more than 50% -- just $47 a year (less than $1 a week, with a 90 Day Money Back Guarantee). No hassles, no questions, no pressure. After all, it's your money. And we know once you read our reviews and become truly informed, you'll find this service to you far more valuable than that.

Remember, you can't take back what you or your kids might see or hear if you watch something without our help -- but our reviews will give you peace of mind that you've made the right choice.

Just Click the Sign Up Button below and you'll have Instant Access to this review and thousands of other new and older reviews:

[Sign Up!]

Other new reviews available this week include:

[Battleship] [The Dictator] [What to Expect When You're Expecting]

Privacy Statement and Terms of Use and Disclaimer
By entering this site you acknowledge to having read and agreed to the above conditions.

All Rights Reserved,
©1996-2012 Screen It, Inc.