Movie Review #8: The Switch

By Eva Rinaldi (Jason Bateman)
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Who WOULDN'T want Jennifer Aniston as their longtime best friend? 

Seriously.

It's a pretty good question, right? 

Apparently, Jason Bateman was a little blind at the fact that he had JENNIFER ANISTON AS HIS BEST FRIEND and refused to acknowledge the sheer awesomeness of the situation. But it's okay because it's only a movie and he wouldn't do something like that in real life...We can only hope that he hasn't....

ACTING

Jennifer Aniston = automatic Oscar boost. She's just so glamourous. 

Jason Bateman = awkward guy you have a crush on even though you have no idea why. Automatic Oscar boost.

Plus Thomas Robinson (the little tyke) was just so nerdy I almost adopted him from Jen A. 

It was just so freaking FUNNY. I couldn't stop laughing at how...ungraceful the whole thing was. The whole story line was rather tangled, yet was entertaining at the same time. That's how good the duo was!

Total Oscars: 3.5 

SET/COSTUMES & MAKEUP

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WELL, it was shot live in NYC (pretty cool...and common). It was pretty modern day, but I have to admit that the decorating for the fertility party was rather hilarious. It's purely indescribable (mostly because I just CAN'T describe the doodads without making it seem entirely disgusting). 

Total Oscars: 3.5

STORY LINE

Kassie (Jennifer Aniston) wants to have a baby before her lady parts run out so she decides to do insemination. She throws a party and lets her donor, Roland, do his business, but her jealous best friend, Wally (Jason Bateman), sabotages the whole thing. Kassie gets preggers then moves away to raise her kid, Sebastian. She and her kid come back a few years later to NYC. Wally screws everything up, Roland is entirely charming and obnoxious, and Sebastian ends up admiring Wally. 

Total Oscars: 3.5

OSCAR SUM: 10. 5

I honestly couldn't stop laughing throughout the whole thing. It's one of those films you watch once and never do it again but tell all your friends about anyways. 

I'm back!

Midterms were awful.

I got a stomach bug at the beginning of the week, then I progressed to have insomnia, then I worked, then I ended up with more insomnia and traveling all day on Friday, but the rewarding time with my family is worth it.

Unfortunately, I haven't seen any movies the past week or two. I'm sorry. I feel ashamed, but I DID see a play!

Being the thespian that I am, I persuaded my kin to take me to Into the Woods, a play about where all of these fairy tales get mixed into one another.

I figured that the same things apply here for a review as do the movies (but plays are Tonys award system), so here goes.

ACTING
I liked the actors. Granted they were adults in a semi-suggestive children's plot play, but it's okay! The kids that went had no idea of the suggestive nature of some of the dialogue (thank heavens!!). I thought the acting was alright to say the least, but I think it would have been better if there was more of a youthful cast.
Total Tonys: 3

SET/COSTUMES + MAKEUP
I was in love with some of these costumes. Seriously! They were like the classic fairy tale pictures but with a little bit of a modern twist in some of them (like the wolf! He just had really mangled hair and clothing. Essentially, a creepy, hairy wolf man). But the set was FANTASTIC. It had 4 LEVELS. Not kidding! The producer got super creative with it and I AM IN SHOCK BY THE SET.
Total Tonys: 4

STORY LINE
To be honest, I can't describe it. Not in a good way though. There's basically like 4 or 5 child fairy tales and the characters somehow managed to intertwine their stories together. Like Facebook says, "it's complicated."
Total Tonys: 2 (because it's too hard to explain)

Tony Sum: 9 

Not bad for a local theatre production, but there were some things that could have been improved. But I still liked it, all in all! :)

Lo Siento

If I can be perfectly honest, I feel as if I am going to faint.

Not only is it mid-terms week, but this week registration opens for the fall semester AND I have to sign up for summer session classes AND do a bunch of paperwork for next year AND work.

So as you can see, I haven't had time to watch some films.

Well, technically I have, but somehow I don't think any of you would be interested in watching anything about the United States' position during WWI.

I've been a busy monkey, and this monkey is very tired, and just wants to watch British television again.

Thankfully, I will be visiting other parts of the country over spring break, so I will try and see a movie while I am busy being an educated traveler!

Until then, shoot me a comment about a movie in theatres that you've seen and I will see if I can watch it!

Adios,

your movie mogul