An Uneventful Delivery
Kassie (Jennifer Aniston) has reached the point in her life where she knows it’s time; time to have a baby. As she proclaims to her best friend Wally (Jason Bateman) she is having a baby. But wait; there is no boyfriend or any man in the picture. Kassie has decided to pick a donor and experience artificial insemination.
Her best female friend, Debbie (Juliette Lewis), has decided to host a pregnancy party and everyone is invited. Wally is there, all the girls are there, and Roland (Patrick Wilson) the donor and his wife are even there. Roland gets sent to do his deed, Wally drinks heavily, and things happen. Bottom line, the donor just might not be Roland.
Fast forward seven years. Kassie is moving back to the big city that Wally never left. Though she started raising her son in Minnesota, she got an offer and has decided to return to advance to the next stage of her life. She’s bringing her son Sebastian (Thomas Robinson) to meet the man who might be his “seed man”.
The return journey leads to the belief that Wally might really be Sebastian’s father, Kassie might want to get back together with Roland, and Wally is still as wacky as ever. Now will Wally get the chance he has been waiting for with both Kassie and Sebastian? Or will his neurotic behavior close off all communication between them?
This film has a few cringe worthy moments to it. When the “deeds” are being accomplished, you just want to grab the person next to you and say, really? But I was more than willing to give it a bit of a chance as I waited for the redeeming moments.
But I waited much too long. The story seemed haphazardly thrown together and there were more plot holes than some of the craziest action films. The direction of the film was mixed between making you laugh and trying to drive home a message, though even those points were weakly assembled.
My favorite character and the one who made me laugh the most was Leonard (Jeff Goldblum). His normal neurotic character has to take a back seat to Bateman and it worked like a dream. I’m also a fan of the young boy, Thomas Robinson. He was a lot of fun to watch. Who wasn’t I a fan of? Jennifer Aniston. She relly seems out of place here. It could be more the story that was built around her, but I just didn’t buy the setup.
The Switch tries, but just doesn’t deliver the goods in the end. What should have been lighthearted fun turns in to a boring and uneventful delivery.
C-
The Switch
Miramax Films
Director: Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Juliette Lewis, Jeff Goldblum, Patrick Wilson
Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic content, sexual material including dialogue, some nudity, drug use and language.
Runtime: 101 minutes.
Kassie (Jennifer Aniston) has reached the point in her life where she knows it’s time; time to have a baby. As she proclaims to her best friend Wally (Jason Bateman) she is having a baby. But wait; there is no boyfriend or any man in the picture. Kassie has decided to pick a donor and experience artificial insemination.
Her best female friend, Debbie (Juliette Lewis), has decided to host a pregnancy party and everyone is invited. Wally is there, all the girls are there, and Roland (Patrick Wilson) the donor and his wife are even there. Roland gets sent to do his deed, Wally drinks heavily, and things happen. Bottom line, the donor just might not be Roland.
Fast forward seven years. Kassie is moving back to the big city that Wally never left. Though she started raising her son in Minnesota, she got an offer and has decided to return to advance to the next stage of her life. She’s bringing her son Sebastian (Thomas Robinson) to meet the man who might be his “seed man”.
The return journey leads to the belief that Wally might really be Sebastian’s father, Kassie might want to get back together with Roland, and Wally is still as wacky as ever. Now will Wally get the chance he has been waiting for with both Kassie and Sebastian? Or will his neurotic behavior close off all communication between them?
This film has a few cringe worthy moments to it. When the “deeds” are being accomplished, you just want to grab the person next to you and say, really? But I was more than willing to give it a bit of a chance as I waited for the redeeming moments.
But I waited much too long. The story seemed haphazardly thrown together and there were more plot holes than some of the craziest action films. The direction of the film was mixed between making you laugh and trying to drive home a message, though even those points were weakly assembled.
My favorite character and the one who made me laugh the most was Leonard (Jeff Goldblum). His normal neurotic character has to take a back seat to Bateman and it worked like a dream. I’m also a fan of the young boy, Thomas Robinson. He was a lot of fun to watch. Who wasn’t I a fan of? Jennifer Aniston. She relly seems out of place here. It could be more the story that was built around her, but I just didn’t buy the setup.
The Switch tries, but just doesn’t deliver the goods in the end. What should have been lighthearted fun turns in to a boring and uneventful delivery.
C-
The Switch
Miramax Films
Director: Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Juliette Lewis, Jeff Goldblum, Patrick Wilson
Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic content, sexual material including dialogue, some nudity, drug use and language.
Runtime: 101 minutes.
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