The Change-Up

Ratings: 7.7/10

Film Class: B

Genre: RomCom

2 best buds have switched their bodies due to a passing remark said in front of a lady statue at a fountain. Cliche storyline, but with an astounding depth of delivery.

The humor was crude in this movie, especially since Ryan Reynold's character was more on the blunt offending side. One complain is that the body-switch wasn't that convincing. Ie. The cast probably didn't deliver that great of a performance as compared to one of the classic body-switching movies of all time, Face-Off.

It had a few good scenes of humor as well as brief nudity but what really impressed me was the ending. The build up and the "wake-up" call somehow got to me. It's been a while since a RomCom was able to get to me in this manner... most simply fall flat at the end, but The Change-Up ironically soar to greater heights. Unpredictable outcome which exceeded my expectations, overall, it's a pretty darn good movie to catch.

I think what makes a good RomCom is that there has to be a mix of good comedy and romance in it (the trend being so that the Com is the opener, and the Rom is the closer). This movie has 70% comedy and 30% romance. Good enough for me, whilst most simply just have 60-80% comedy, period. It's about time RomComs start changing to be like the Change-Up!