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52 out of 100

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6.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 55 Ratings

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  • Starring: Jason Bateman, Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Aniston, Patrick Wilson
  • Summary: An unmarried 40-year-old woman turns to a turkey baster in order to become pregnant. Seven years later, she reunites with her best friend, who has been living with a secret: he replaced her preferred sperm sample with his own.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Movieline
    Reviewed by: Stephanie Zacharek
    75
    This picture belongs to Jason Bateman, who, after years of playing the second or third banana (and plenty of times being the best thing in a given film), finally gets to show off his considerable gifts as the co-lead in a mainstream comedy.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Karina Longworth
    60
    Saddled with the responsibility of carrying the film, Bateman acquits himself admirably by playing it straight, developing a genuinely convincing and affecting chemistry with Robinson and taking his character's repression seriously.
  3. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    50
    It's subpar sitcom.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 3 out of 18
  1. MarcDoyle
    7
    It's much better than I would have thought based on the 53 Metascore. It's not a slapstick comedy, but there are a ton of laughs. Juliette Lewis and Jeff Goldbum are terrific and much more restrained/deadpan than you'd think. Bateman is awesome, as usual, and Aniston delivers exactly as you'd expect her to. It's not a movie you'd want to ever see more than once, but it's certainly worth seeing once.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. grandpajoe6191
    5
    "The Switch" has its fun and joy thanks to the weird chem of Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston....but its all too obvious.
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  3. mandm1951
    3
    I left this film thinking, An OK romantic comedy; nothing great, but somewhat enjoyable. Maybe worth renting. Yet., I woke up in the middle of the night disliking this movie. Something about Jennifer Annison’s character moving out of and into Manhattan at will and everyone having wonderful apartments and jobs there pissed me off. But this was farce, right? What was I expecting? Problem was there weren’t enough laughs for me in this and/or this wasn’t farce enough.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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