The Switch is a loose adaptation of a Jeffrey Eugenides story called "Baster," published in
The New Yorker in 1996, but where the short story dealt with an unattractive and insecure man completely in love with his beautiful career-oriented BFF, the bulk of the film takes place after the short story ends -- post-insemination -- and that’s where the movie goes from interesting premise to confused mess. The story centers on best friends Wally (Jason Bateman), a slightly neurotic man-child, and Kassie (Jennifer Aniston), a smart career-minded woman who decides it’s time to have a baby -- even if it means doing it by herself. Kassie’s friends throw her a fer...
Released:
2010
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
101 mins