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August 20, 2010
At the Movies: 'The Switch': Little humanity, less humor
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie CriticReview
AP Movie CriticReview
Not a single moment rings true in "The Switch," which is unfortunate because it's actually about a situation in which a lot of women find themselves.
| THE SWITCHE |
 Director: Josh Gordon and Will Speck Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Juliette Lewis and Jeff Goldblum Rating: PG-13 Running time: 100 minutes |
Jennifer Aniston's character, Kassie, is a single, 40-year-old New York TV producer who wants to have a baby but doesn't want to wait around for a man — or worse yet, the wrong man — to make that happen. So she turns to a sperm donor, only to have her longtime best friend, the uptight stock trader Wally (Jason Bateman), switch the specimens in a drunken stupor.
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