Date and Switch (2014)

As being straight and open minded, this has to be one of the worst movies I have watched this year. Reading the other reviews actually was the reason I decided to make myself view. As far as the gay/straight and friend thing went, it was all up in your face. This movie anything but about being "real friends". The entire movie was very prejudice throughout with the "gay" being a negative or "different" aspect. I was hoping this movie would treat people like people and that the lifestyle or bedroom matters were of no importance. This movie failed in my honest opinion, but another reason to never take IMDb ratings with more than a grain of salt. Several movies I know of that deserve a solid 9 are rated as a 4 here. I come out better by taking the ratings as a sarcastic number instead of realistic. (Then the ratings system is more in line with the truth). I am amazed at the dozen reviews here. Perhaps they are family of IMDb owners and the reviews were just a starter thing to get people to give their opinion, but to me seemed like they were judging a different movie than the one it is listed under.

The word had a different meaning a long time ago. But if we get movies with a homosexual theme (sort of, not the whole cast being that way) that are supposed to be appealing to a larger audience, it is mostly with females. In this case we do get the male perspective if you will. And it's not really telling you how to behave or not. You could actually say, that it's even so much about the sexuality (only as much as you want to make it), but how to grow up and stand up for yourself and your friends in life.Having said that, the movie is pretty funny and light, if the subject matter is not appalling to you of course. There are no dumb stereotypes (which is refreshing) and the movie itself takes the viewer seriously. Are there still some clichés in there? Of course there are. It's inevitable, but does not really matter in the whole picture.

I watched this despite it being 5.7, (I tend to trust IMDb quite a bit) but I'm glad I ignored my instincts. This is far better than its 5.7 rating.Pretty entertaining, generally light hearted, standard teen movie really. It is a bit crude and definitely adult, not a family movie to watch with kids.Also nice to see a gay guy in a film that isn't over the top flamboyant and feminine and is instead just a normal guy that likes other guys. For a while there I wasn't sure Hollywood realised that there are plenty of people like that.

This film tells the story of two best friends in high school preparing for prom. One of them comes out as gay, and their friendship is tested."Date and Switch" is a fun and lighthearted comedy about a teenager coming to terms with his sexuality, exploring his life and lifestyle. The film is full of stereotypical characters and situations, but one thing that is not stereotypical is that the lead characters are not the super camp queen that is present in many gay films. The emotional climax is a little disappointing, but the fun and happy ending makes up for it. "Date and Switch" has a but of predictability and a bit of unpredictability. I guess that's what makes the film fun.