A high-powered, overworked lawyer and family man with three kids.
The film is notorious for its aggressive use of R-rated humor, including graphic toilet gags, pervasive profanity, and sexual hijinks. Some reviewers found this humor "forced and tasteless," arguing it overshadowed the film's potential for emotional depth. The Change Up
The premise of The Change-Up is elegantly simple, harkening back to the literary device of The Prince and the Pauper . On one side is Dave Lockwood (Jason Bateman), a married father of three and high-powered attorney suffocating under the weight of responsibility. On the other is Mitch Planko (Ryan Reynolds), a slack-off, stoner actor who answers to no one. A high-powered, overworked lawyer and family man with
: Mitch ( Ryan Reynolds ) is a carefree, womanizing slacker. Dave (Jason Bateman) is a stressed-out lawyer and family man. The premise of The Change-Up is elegantly simple,