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- 2014
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 31 m
- 2014
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 31 m
Summary High school seniors Michael and Matty have been best friends since 3rd grade. Still virgins, they make a pact to help each other “score” before Senior Prom – but their mission suddenly takes an unexpected turn when Matty announces that he’s gay.
Directed By: Chris Nelson
Written By: Alan Yang
- 2014
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 31 m
- 2014
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 31 m
Summary High school seniors Michael and Matty have been best friends since 3rd grade. Still virgins, they make a pact to help each other “score” before Senior Prom – but their mission suddenly takes an unexpected turn when Matty announces that he’s gay.
Directed By: Chris Nelson
Written By: Alan Yang
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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50% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
13% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
56
50% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
13% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Like a fresh ripple in the near-stagnant high school movie pool, Chris Nelson’s Date and Switch balances formula with winning performers, genuine humor and a generosity of spirit that this genre too often lacks.
The film's more heartfelt moments are what ultimately work best.
Date and Switch isn't a gay movie. It's a zippy, happy, buddy flick.
Nelson's amiable comedy occasionally gets fixated on things that don't serve its overall purpose and is too self-conscious to really shine. But it's a more competent, accessible film than its stealthy theatrical release suggests.
Date And Switch is a plucky step in the right direction for diversity in teen comedies, but it lacks the extra oomph to stand on its own merits.
In effect, it feels a lot like the characters at its center — not terrible, just incomplete. A comic take on this premise and these themes feels like a necessity in 2014. Unfortunately, Date And Switch isn’t the movie this day and age needs.
Pseudo-sensitive bro-dude rom-com Date and Switch comes out today, and it already feels dated.