The Change-Up
Dave is an overworked lawyer and family man, while his inseparable pal, Mitch, has thus far avoided most of the normal responsibilities of adulthood. One fateful night while Mitch and Dave are peeing in a fountain, lightning strikes and they switch bodies...
20 April 1948, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
19 March 1965, Chicago, Illinois, USA
19 January 1979, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
19 November 1981, Richmond, Virginia, USA
23 November 1970, Big Spring, Texas, USA
July 15, 2016
R-rated comedies these days, like 'The Hangover' and 'Bad Santa,' employ a relentless bombardment of cheap, gross toilet humor and nonstop cursing -- because it usually works.June 22, 2013
Cynical, tone-deaf junk that has nothing to contribute to the world but smirks and a general dismissive attitude toward human connection and interaction.August 08, 2011
This comedy doesn't work very well.January 14, 2013
Overlong and overly obviousAugust 07, 2011
The Change-Up goes downhill faster than a snowboarder strapped to a jetpack.August 10, 2011
Pee-pee humor abounds in The Change-Up. There's also a lot of poo-poo humor. And ta-ta humor.August 06, 2011
Bateman, as always, is surpassingly good, even when the material isn't.August 07, 2011
It's occasionally funny and a lot painful...February 27, 2015
A disappointing body-switch comedy...October 02, 2012
It's easy to recommend The Change-Up for its over-the-top laughs and a pair of solid leads that succeed in offering a raunchy twist on a familiar formula.September 14, 2011
You'd have to call the whole undertaking workmanlike rather than inspired.February 28, 2013
The Change-Up is a comedy that can't find it's proper place in the demographic of anyone by freakishly pushing the boundaries of taste.