Swap Me, Baby

The comedy may not always be to everyone's taste but the characters are enjoyable to watch and the film doesn't overstay it's welcome. It's a wholesome comedy.

Just like dried mushroom, a ''shifting trades'' kinda prematernity at 8th month of this couples pregnancy. There are moments of true giggle, but many moments of mediocre humour. The shapeshifting seems like a bit of a flaw at moments, cause he was the perfect french giggolo. So just a 5 from the grumpy old man.

This could have been much more interesting, but in the end there is just not enough ideas for a full movie. The swap was cleverly done, giving each perspective on life a fresh understanding. It's the walk a mile in someone else's shoes idea done surprisingly well. I would guess the main actress was really pregnant during filming (else great prosthetics) which added to the realism. The downside is the crass moments were one sided and forced, and at 1 hour and 22 minutes, including unnecessary montages, there is just not enough movie here.

I just started watching the film. Then it was a body swap. I thought no way not another body swap film. They're so lame. I'm not watching this. What else can I watch? Then I said ok I'll just lie here and watch for a bit. Now what can I say about this film. Firstly it's not a kids body swap film. I think that's a first for these types of films right? So that's slightly different. I mean it's got penice and vagine mentioned. And they talk about having sex and do. So that's not your average body swap film. Anyway it goes on for a while. I'm not sure there was enough jokes for a whole movie but it sort of works in the end. And they have a little bit extra at the end where the swaps happen again which was interesting, and a little time spent with the child talk. So it's a fairly complete exploration of the concept and it works. But you have to watch it all. Don't turn it off and give it a 1/10 because it's a little better than that. I feel it's a solid 6/10 from me. If you like the genre you'll get even more enjoyment out of it.

Listen. I'm not one to enjoy romance, or comedies. It's probably in my personal life, I've lacked these elements for the most part.

I'm generally the type of guy you would find on a Wednesday evening enjoying the inextricable combination of French onion dip with Lay's Wavy Chips combined with the latest season of Attack of Titan.

But then one day, I stumbled across this random gem of a film:

Swap Me, Baby.

The titles was evocative, and I couldn't quite make sense of the cover art, as it perplexed me, and caused me to want to explore it deeper.

Thus, I dropped the rental funds necessary to investigate, and I was not disappointed.

No, far from it.

As alluded to before, I'm a big fan of anime, especially those of the science fiction type. Swap Me, Baby might be a romantic comedy at its core, but it has some great science fiction elements that sunk its hooks into me from the get-go.

Not only that - but the charismatic leads do so much to elevate the relatively well-known promise of body swapping, and turn it on its head. In fact, I'd say it does a full summersault in superseding expectations, all the while gripping the viewer (me) with interest as I laughed my butt off at the smart script and ridiculously delicious narrative.

It's not every day that I give a film an 11/10, but here we are.