The Change Up «100% DIRECT»

If you’ve seen Freaky Friday or Big , you know the blueprint for The Change Up . Director David Dobkin ( Wedding Crashers ) takes the classic body-swap formula, straps it to a rocket of R-rated filth, and hopes for the best. The result is a comedy that is wildly uneven—one minute it’s making you wince at diaper humor, the next it’s delivering a genuinely sincere line about adulthood.

Dave (Jason Bateman) is an uptight workaholic lawyer, husband, and father of triplets. Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) is his lazy, pot-smoking, womanizing best friend who lives a life of zero responsibility. After a drunken night of peeing into a fountain during a thunderstorm, they magically wake up in each other's bodies. The Change Up

When the film commits to its premise, it works. Ryan Reynolds doing his signature snark while trapped in Bateman’s stiff, corporate wardrobe is a blast. Conversely, Jason Bateman playing a childish man-child is surprisingly hilarious; watching his precise comedic timing get dirty is the film’s secret weapon. The scene where "Mitch-in-Dave's-body" has to navigate a high-stakes law firm meeting while high on weed is a masterclass in physical comedy. If you’ve seen Freaky Friday or Big ,