The first scene of the movie says it all. Dave (Jason Bateman) wakes up in the middle of the night to his screaming twin babies and in the process of changing one of them, leads to shit getting shot into his mouth. The creators of this film actually took the time to digitally alter a baby's rump and make it oh so realistic that crap fires onto Dave's face and into his mouth. Let me tell you, I laughed so hard I nearly fell over in severe laugh attack pain. Whoever wrote that scene deserves a medal of comedian geniusness. It was so clever and so bold and so so SO incredibly stupid.
The movie doesn't get much better from that point. In a ridiculous "Freaky Friday" scenario, Dave and Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) switch bodies after they urinate in a fountain together and wish for each other's lives. I know what you're probably thinking at this point, "that sounds so cute" or "I bet that makes for some super funny situations." Stop right there! You're wrong. This movie's idea of comedy is almost always gross, uncomfortable, and weird.
Mitch as Dave attempts to feed the twins in the kitchen and puts them on the counter while he prepares their bottles. Each child nearly injures themselves with knives, a blender, or an electrical outlet. Mitch as Dave has to dodge knives being thrown at him from an infant that clearly has taken a class or two in knife throwing. NOT FUNNY.
Dave as Mitch meets Mitch's Tuesday night sexual partner who turns out to be this nine month pregnant woman who is extremely horny. And guess what?! You can even see her baby kick. NOT FUNNY.
Mitch as Dave nearly screws up Dave's high paying job because he's an idiot. He communicates with Dave's boss and the individuals he's attempting to help close a merger with by using raunchy metaphors to illustrate his point (which isn't very clear most of the time). NOT FUNNY.
Dave as Mitch acts in a movie for Mitch, which could be his big break, so Dave as Mitch needs to be extra careful not to screw it up. The movie ends up being a lorno aka a soft core porn with a creepy plastic surgeried sixty year old woman. NOT FUNNY.
The Breakdown: At this point you should begin to see a pattern that has developed. The Change-Up is filled with one ridiculous scene after the other. The writer's attempt to add depth to the script with Dave's wife Jamie (Leslie Mann) having difficulty with their marriage and Mitch's father (Alan Arkin) desperately trying to reconnect to his jack ass of a son can't save this disaster of a movie. There aren't any redeeming qualities. Mitch is an asshole and Dave is an overworked schlub. This film does not work on a comedic level and it ever so faintly whimpers a breath of a story, but the premise is so stupid that I can't get past the "Freaky Friday" rip off aspect of it all. Bottom line, stay away. Stay far far away.
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