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Reviews Counted:15

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Rotten:10

Average Rating:4.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Blake Edwards's updating of the farcical GOODBYE CHARLIE stars Ellen Barkin as Steve/Amanda Brooks, a man trapped in a woman's body. After three of his former girlfriends, led by Margot Bronfman... Blake Edwards's updating of the farcical GOODBYE CHARLIE stars Ellen Barkin as Steve/Amanda Brooks, a man trapped in a woman's body. After three of his former girlfriends, led by Margot Bronfman (JoBeth Williams), join forces to murder womanizing male chauvinist Steve Brooks (Perry King), God refuses to admit him to heaven until he can find a woman who loves him unconditionally. For Satan's amusement, God returns Steve to earth in the form of a beautiful woman. After she gets over the shock of having the body of a woman, Amanda blackmails Steve's boss to get his/her job back and persuades Margot to give her some lessons in acting like a woman. With some effort Amanda manages to convince Steve's best friend, Walter Stone (Jimmy Smits), that Steve is now a woman. She even finds that being a woman is useful at work, helping her land the multimillion-dollar advertising account of gay executive Sheila Faxton (Lorraine Bracco), who's looking for more than just a business relationship. Funny and charming, SWITCH features a highly inventive comic turn by the gifted Barkin. [More]

Starring: Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, Lorraine Bracco, Bruce Martyn Payne

Starring: Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, Lorraine Bracco, Bruce Martyn Payne, JoBeth Williams, Basil Hoffman, Tony Roberts, Perry King, Catherine Keener, JM J. Bullock, Emma Walton, Téa Leoni, Rick Aiello, Joe Flood, David Gale

Director: Blake Edwards

Director: Blake Edwards
Composer: Henry Mancini
Screenwriter: Blake Edwards

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Andy Klein
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Los Angeles CityBeat

Funny, and ultimatelty romantic. Barkin is a riot!

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Emanuel Levy
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another tepid attempt by Edwards to recapture his comic edge

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07/29/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

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07/26/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Typical late-in-the-day Edwards desperation

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Ken Hanke
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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Mark R. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper
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Blake Edwards' inventive take on gender

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