Not a new concept (think Big, Vice Versa, Freaky Friday etc) but hilariously done! Married family man Dave (Jason Bateman) and his best mate Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) make a drunken wish that they could swap lives and that’s what happens. Next morning they wake up in each other’s bodies and have to navigate each other’s lives.
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Year of release: 2011
Director: David Dobkin
Writer: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Main cast: Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, Gregory Itzin
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Genre: Comedy
Highlights: Both leading men’s performances, crude jokes, lots of laughs
Lowlights: None!
Overall: Probably not one to watch if you’re easily offended, but if you like laugh-out-loud, unsubtle humour, go for it!
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