My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

The Switch (2012)

Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman star as best friends who unknowingly parent a child together when Bateman’s character replaces Aniston’s sperm donor’s “sample” with his own. Surprisingly, this romantic comedy is a winner, turning out way more entertaining than I had hoped. What makes it so enjoyable is because it’s not just a good love story but a wonderful drama about a father bonding with his son. This is an emotionally rewarding entertainment that I wish had been better marketed as a dramedy than a comedy for while it is funny it’s less comedic than the ads would make you expect. Only after watching this did I realize it was inspired by the Jeffrey Eugenides’ story The Baster, which I’m going to have to read because I love Eugenides. Grade: B+
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