Directed by David Dobkins, writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore try to put a different spin on the old body-swap plot. Unfortunately, there's nothing new here to warrant another go at it.

Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds star in this film about two childhood friends that as adults, live completely opposite lives. Dave (Bateman) is a smart, successful lawyer and responsible (if not a bit pretentious) family man, and Mitch (Reynolds) is a struggling actor living a carefree, bachelor's life to the 10th power.

One night while returning from a "guys night out" at a bar the two wish they were living the life of the other while urinating in a (unbeknown to them) magic fountain in the city park. The next morning they wake up each in the other's body. The rest of the movie, as you might guess, finds the two chaotically trying to live each other's life until they can locate the fountain (which has been moved by the city) and take another leak.

First off, I think a park fountain that grants wishes after one takes a leak in it is probably the most absurd premise behind a body-swap movie, and that's putting it nicely. Yet somehow Bateman and Reynolds make the film bearable (though Bateman is the stronger actor here).

This was not as terrible of a movie as the low 4 stars indicate. The film delivers a few good laughs and as I stated the cast carries the movie. But for the most part the storyline, that hits every well-worn plot element of previous body-swap films with the precision of a Rolex, keeps this movie from being anything above average.

There is a point in the movie where both men start to enjoy each others lives so much that when they do finally locate the fountain, they decide to stay in each others bodies for a little longer. This is where the story begins to get interesting. However, just when it appears these guys might actually never swap back into the right bodies, for the sake of a predictable plot, the writers have them make the switch. Oh how this movie would have been so much more interesting if it had ended with these guys never going back to their original bodies, and therefore, lives. Just think of the possibilities for how the plot could have developed. But we wouldn't want that though. Nope, not our writers using a tad of creativity and originality...