“The Switch,” the very dry romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman, is what you might call a Bate-and-switch affair. More his journey than hers, more satire than slapstick, the film is that rare example of rom-com about men, which turns out to be a nice switch indeed.
Bateman is Wally, one of those smart neurotics forever bemoaning his half-empty glass. He’s a Wall Street whiz, which in this day and age is reason enough for pessimism and paranoia, except that Wally’s business is booming and his best friend is Aniston’s Kassie, a beautiful network exec/girl next-door type (it’s a very good neighborhood).
Everything’s swell until Kassie decides she’s going solo on the baby front and Wally doesn’t even make the sperm donor short list. Bad feelings ensue and a friendship “timeout” soon follows, leaving Wally’s business partner and buddy, Jeff Goldblum, asking, “What are you, 6?”
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