I just finished watching Switch on TV a few minutes ago, and came to IMDb to check out the reviews and recommendations. I can't believe no one has realized that Switch is basically a remake of Goodbye Charlie (1964), a Debbie Reynolds / Tony Curtis vehicle about a womanizer who is brought back as a woman. Surely Blake Edwards knew of the earlier movie. Why no one else on IMDb seems to know it, I cannot fathom.
It's been years since I saw Goodbye Charlie, but I remember it as a mildly funny film. Switch didn't make me laugh once. I think Ellen Barkin is a fine actress, but her performance seemed too slapsticky in the early part of the film. Jimmy Smits can't emote, and was totally unbelievable whenever he played drunk.
Basically, though, I'd have to say the script was too clichéd and the direction misguided. All the blame must fall to Blake Edwards.
Goodbye Charlie was a piece of fluff, but Switch couldn't decide what it wanted to be and suffered for it.
It's been years since I saw Goodbye Charlie, but I remember it as a mildly funny film. Switch didn't make me laugh once. I think Ellen Barkin is a fine actress, but her performance seemed too slapsticky in the early part of the film. Jimmy Smits can't emote, and was totally unbelievable whenever he played drunk.
Basically, though, I'd have to say the script was too clichéd and the direction misguided. All the blame must fall to Blake Edwards.
Goodbye Charlie was a piece of fluff, but Switch couldn't decide what it wanted to be and suffered for it.
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