6.2
Summary
Lifelong friends Dave and Mitch are envious of the other's life. Mitch thinks Dave has it all: a beautiful, loving family and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. But Dave thinks Mitch’s stress-free playboy life without obligation or consequence is the real dream come true. One fateful drunken night, they both admit that they wish they had the other’s life while peeing in a fountain when lightning strikes. The next morning, they wake up, hungover, in each other’s bodies! With time not on their side, Mitch and Dave comically struggle to avoid completely destroying each other’s lives before they can find a way to get their old ones back.
Cast
Jason Bateman
Dave Lockwood
Ryan Reynolds
Mitch Planko
Leslie Mann
Jamie Lockwood
Olivia Wilde
Sabrina McArdle
Alan Arkin
Mitch's Dad
Gregory Itzin
Flemming Steel
Mircea Monroe
Tatiana
Sydney Rouviere
Cara Lockwood
Matthew Cornwell
Parks Foreman
Craig Bierko
Valtan
TJ Hassan
Kinkabe Lawyer
Ned Schmidtke
Ted Norton
Ming Lo
Ken Kinkabe
Dax Griffin
Blow-Dried Goon
Andrea Moore
Sophia
Taaffe O'Connell
Mona
Bailey Anne Borders
Babysitter
Clay Chamberlin
Boom Operator
Jeanine Jackson
Carla Nelson
Fred Stoller
Movie Set PA
Jamie Renell
Lawyer
Kenny Alfonso
Businessman at Sonsie Café
Joe Knezevich
Amalgamated Exec
Matthew Stanton
PA
Gabe Wood
Neighbor
Ed Ackerman
Victor
Vickie Eng
Erin Walsh
Amber Seyer
Beautiful Woman
Anna Colwell
Cute Girl in Elevator
Steven Dean Davis
Tattoo Artist
Suzanne Arkin
Pamela
Patricia French
Dave's Secretary
Jeanette Miller
Grandma Taylor
Greg Savage
Construction Worker
Adam Boyer
Tattoo Artist
Matthew Rimmer
Tattoo Artist
Ken DeLozier
Minister
Paul Barlow Jr.
Amalgamated Attorney
Anthony G Breed
Amalgamated Attorney
Gary Babiarz
Amalgamated Attorney
Dimitrius Pulido
Greased Up Lorno Guy
Blake Goza
1st AD
Arin Logan
Sexy Girl in Bar
Martha B. Knighton
Old Lady
Michael Beasley
Security Guard
Clay Edmund Kraski
Security Guard
Courtney Amis
Teen #2 (uncredited)
India Batson
Teen #1 (uncredited)
Nadej K. Bailey
Student (uncredited)
Holly Britt
Pretzel Stand Customer (uncredited)
Orlando Vargas Diaz
Attorney (uncredited)
Bradford Haynes
Dad (uncredited)
Josiah Lyricq
Shopper (uncredited)
Todd Maynor
Recital Parent (uncredited)
Miles Mussenden
Attorney (uncredited)
Anna Rappaport
Firefly Girl (uncredited)
Steven Reddington
Parks Dept. Employee (uncredited)
Joel Rogers
Businessman (uncredited)
Joshua Tanksley
Valet (uncredited)
Lesley E. Warren
Amalgamated Attorney (uncredited)
Gloria Webber
Business Woman (uncredited)
Clinton Wayne
Puppeteer
Crew
Director
David Dobkin
Writer
Jon Lucas
Writer
Scott Moore
Reviews
Kamurai
July 15, 2020
8
Great watch, would watch again, and can recommend.
This is probably my favorite "body swap" trope movie. It's Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman for crying out loud. If you've ever liked anything they've ever done (aside from "Green Lantern") then you'll probably like this. Seeing them do "impressions" of each other is a bonus.
As far as "body swapping" goes, I think this is the only non-parent child, non-male female swap that I've seen, which is probably what makes it a lot of fun: there's no socio-political debate sitting in the background on single vs married, but all the fun of "now I have to deal with THIS". Maybe there are some issues of how redeemable the characters are in their flaw sets, but it's built into the premise.
With Leslie Mann and Olivia Wilde backing up the leads, everyone gives a stellar performance. The production value is clearly there, though I think most of it went into locations and cast budgets: this isn't an action-car-chase movie, it's a "body swap" dirt humor rom com.
The writing does skew dirty in the humor, but if you have an open mind, then the humor ends up being in the surprise of dealing with each others lives unprepared. Despite the juvenile basis of guys trying to do whatever they want, the movie is surprisingly touching and about togetherness.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$52,000,000.00
Revenue:
$75,500,000.00
