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Movie Info

Two high-school seniors make a pact to help each other lose their virginity before their prom, but their mission takes an unexpected turn when one announces that he's gay.

Rating:

R (Drug and Alcohol Use|Crude Dialogue|All Involving Teens|Pervasive Language|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre:

romance, gay and lesbian
Original Language:

English
Director:

Chris Nelson
Producer:

Laurence Mark, David Blackman, Jai Stefan
Writer:

Alan Yang
Release Date (Theaters):

Feb 14, 2014 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 15, 2014
Runtime:

1h 31m
Production Co:

Laurence Mark Productions, Lions Gate Entertainment

Cast & Crew

Nicholas Braun
Michael

Hunter Cope
Matty

Dakota Johnson
Em

Zach Cregger
Greg

Sarah Hyland
Ava

Gary Cole
Dwayne

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Critic Reviews for Date and Switch

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (7)

The subject certainly isn't dated, but the film's dull post-John Hughes, sub-Judd Apatow style of comedy is like a just-buried time capsule full of accumulated clichs.

February 14, 2014 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

Simon Abrams
RogerEbert.com
A largely enjoyable and credible coming-of-age romp, despite some forced broadness and uneven pacing.

February 13, 2014 | Full Review…

Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times
Like a fresh ripple in the near-stagnant high school movie pool, Chris Nelson's "Date and Switch" balances formula with winning performers, genuine humor and a generosity of spirit that this genre too often lacks.

February 13, 2014 | Full Review…

Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
In its sloppy humor and unabashedly earnest expressions of friendship and romance, the movie feels like any likable, and generally forgettable, teen comedy. And yet with its casually handled twist, the genre ambles forward just a little bit.

February 13, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
It's a movie about being true to yourself that's reluctant to let its real character show. At any point that it looks likely to tweak sex-comedy convention or get truly weird, it reverses course at the last minute.

February 13, 2014 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Erik Adams
AV Club
The film's forced quirkiness and repeated displays of bro-ism in action hinder the potential for a more subtle approach to the potentially challenging issue the story depicts.

February 10, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Abbey Bender
Slant Magazine
"Date and Switch" should have had something new to say about high school friendships. It doesn't.

May 21, 2014 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Paul Chambers
Movie Chambers
In place of authentic emotion and searing personal communication, there's cliche and passivity, plasticizing the kindly nature of the picture to a point where all the tension begins to resemble a bad sitcom.

February 21, 2014 | Rating: C- | Full Review…

Brian Orndorf
Blu-ray.com
Date And Switch is a plucky step in the right direction for diversity in teen comedies, but it lacks the extra oomph to stand on its own merits.

February 20, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Andrew Lapin
The Dissolve
Lame jokes (even when delivered by comedic vets like Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman) mixed with painfully paced sequences make this potential-filled rom-com fall flat.

February 12, 2014 | Rating: 4.3/10 | Full Review…

Addie Morfoot
Paste Magazine

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Audience Reviews for Date and Switch

Jan 08, 2015

A silly and completely forgettable teen comedy that is rarely funny and only offers us cliché after cliché after cliché, with a lot of artificial conflicts and uninspired dialogue (despite a few good moments here and there); but at least it is a good thing that it has a heart.

Carlos M Super Reviewer
Aug 27, 2014

Starts off okay, had high hopes, but average in the end. Not awful, but not memorable either. Kind of a gay American Pie feel to it, but the sequels, not the original cast ones. Okay for the free rental it was, but not a movie I would buy or rewatch. If you like teen movies, and it's free on TV, you might not find it a total waste of an hour and a half.

Nicki M Super Reviewer
May 13, 2014

If you are a fan of teen comedies, you should like this fresh approach to this genre of the director Chris Nelson and writer Alan Yang. Starring Nicholas Braun, Hunter Cope, Dakota Johnson, and Zach Cregger, it was originally titled Gay Dude, but the name was changed for better marketing. For me was nothing special, but I can see that lots of teens would love it with a reason - completely different than most of the teen comedies recently, but still enough clichés to compare! The story of two best friends starts in their primary school... and moves to the time when Matty and Michael are still two best friends and virgins who vow to each other they will have sex before their senior prom. However, Matty tells Michael that he is gay, changing their quest... and putting lots of pressure on the friendship. On a budget under $2 million they could not go wrong and the producers will definitely get their money back. But, I really would not recommend this to anyone whose hormones are not raging at the moment. It had fun moments, not bad camera work, excellent editing but I will question the casting decisions!

Panta O Super Reviewer