"Far more surprising than the blinding preposterousness of The Switch's opening passages is the fact that the film smoothly recovers to become a passable character-driven rom-com." - Nick Schager

Bateman's presence is nearly enough to make a film such as this watchable, but alas: Aniston.

If you watch a Jennifer Anistor romantic comedy movie and expect anything more than this, then its just very naive of you. Its actually nice to watch, the child in the movie is incredibly cute and talented and Bateman delivers a very good performance. I would not watch it again, but if you are looking for a nice, easy and predictable and undemanding movie: this should do it.

A surprisingly pleasant, slow-paced romantic comedy with likable leads and a very cute kid. The screenplay is a little thin, though, and more attention could have been paid to writing interesting supporting characters. Juliette Lewis and Jeff Goldblum do their best--as always--but have little to work with here.

I guess this is a touching, sweet film, if, y'know, you forget the part where Bateman switches another man's sperm for his own.

You can usually rely on child actors to sound unnatural, but 'The Switch' is different. Not that young Sebastian breaks this trend, but Kassie and Wally don't sound right either. The dialogue seems like it wants a couple of sardonic actors to bounce off one another, but here it sounds forced. The only actor that pulls off his bit is Jeff Goldblum. It's an okay rom-com otherwise. Wally's outlook on life is relatable, to me at least, even if he's an ass. The film wraps up awful quickly though.

The little kid steals the show, and Jason Bateman also does an admirable job. It's a sweet movie, as long as you don't think about the the switched sperm nonsense.

Jason Bateman passive aggressive rapist + Jennifer Aniston. Movie magic. This movie would be SUPER DARK if Bateman had AIDS. (This could've been hilarious if Bateman just drank the sperm in the cup and left the stupid idiot screenwriter's idea of a party SMASH CUT TO BLACK)

Not as bad as its made out to be, redeemed mostly by Bateman's charm and the few times it goes as far out there as the whole movie should have.

Jason Bateman with the best drunk acting I've ever seen.

the kid = cute, the mom = irritating, the main character = okay, the rival = level 8 on the creep scale, crude visuals regularly, completely predictable ending, but I still enjoyed it.

The positive side of the film is not trying to be just a silly romantic comedy, has some drama. But the truth is that the film does not work. The child is annoying, and the empathy does not happen as it should. Bateman is alone here.

Screw you guys, this was an ok way to spend two hours. Jeff Goldblum should be in every movie. It does get incredibly dreary, meandering and predictable for parts of it but it has an original premise, a pleasing cast, above average writing and while a bit cheap a pretty satisfying end. Also, that kid was just adorable.

Unimaginably dreadful. Do not let the presence of Jason Bateman (who, despite Aniston's top billing, is the protagonist) fool you; this soulless, boring, schmaltzy abomination shares no comedic DNA with Arrested Development, or even Friends. Bateman's character is a loathsome passive-aggressive little shit (not to mention kind of a rapist, if you really think about it). Forget Jonah Hex, Marmaduke, The Last Airbender, Twilight 3, and even Vampires Suck - The Switch IS the worst film of 2010.

A few laughs.

I mean, it is what it is. It's a rom-com and a sitcom rolled into one, and it's not as if I got nothing out of it. I laughed, heartily in places, I thought the performances were adequate to good, Thomas Robinson (the kid) was VERY funny, almost all of his lines were golden. And Jeff Goldblum lays down yet another very solid comedic performance. It's not at all my kind of movie - truthfully, I wouldn't have seen it had my friend not badly wanted to - but I can't say I walked away empty-handed.

very funny movie a great cast of starts 10 out of 10

I love Michael Bl...errr...Jason Bateman...he does his best to salvage this verrrry PREDICATBLE rom-com. Jennifer Anniston...probly spelled her name wrong. but she's hot - no denying that...anyway decent movie...probs wouldnt watch it again.

"The Switch" is a pleasant romantic comedy with an interesting premise but plunges into banality before you can hardly blink. The minimum amount of laughs is thanks to Jason Bateman's solid performance. Little Thomas Robinson is sort of awww-inspiring. Aniston? She's sleepwalking. As for the ending, I must admit I didn't see it coming. Neither will you. It's, like, completely unpredictable and I don't want to spoil it for you. OK, tincy little clue. There's barbecue.

You won't vomit only for two reasons: Bateman's enjoyable performance (and very funny bathroom scene) and some witty jokes which allow the film to work better than the average wholly recycled rom-com. On the other hand, clever ideas (the child's strangely huge interest to learn or its unusual collection) are left sadly unexploited. Conventionality strikes once again and includes barbecue parties, the handsome rival whom the kid hates and, of course, the totally predictable ending.

Cute with some minor flaws (voice over narration NOT needed), overall, a light, worthwhile film with some funny/sweet moments.

Jeff Goldblum is always fun to watch.

This wasn't really anything special, but a decent way to spend some time. It was completely predictable and had the cutesy feel good ending, but it has its moments. Jason Bateman is funny as he pretty much always is with half way decent writing and the little kid is adorably depressing and hilarious. And although it wasn't great, there really wasn't much "bad" about it.

For whatever reason, there is something morally off-putting about this whole endeavor. Not to say the performances are bad. Bateman's scenes with the youngster playing his son contain a few morsels of honesty. But the rest of 'The Switch' is boring, humorless, sad, and dead. Particularly in the case of the characters---not a one is likable, and that's a major problem for a film like this. I found 'The Switch' to be a flat-out painful experience.

This is by no means a good movie.. It's stupid, predictable, conventional, unimaginative, casts Jennifer Aniston, thrives on un-funny jokes, silly romances and small children - But for what it is, it was still entertaining somehow..

On the level of Management and Love Happens. Weak slow, good acting, but just not much.

what a stupid way to make try to feel for the kid, couldn't they find a better story than exchanging sperms!! silly Hollywood non comedy movie.