Jason Bateman steals The Switch trailer from Jennifer Aniston

Okay, I was really not expecting this. From what I remember of the plot synopsis for The Baster (which is now being called The Switch), the film was supposed to revolve around Jennifer Aniston’s character…? But this trailer is very Jason Bateman-heavy. Which thrills me to no end, because The Bateman is a God Amongst Mortals. Now, even though I love him and he’s beautiful and funny and maybe one of the best, most effective comedic “straight men” working today, this film looks like a turd.

First, let’s go the minor stuff. Why switch the name from The Baster to The Switch? The Baster was surprisingly catchy. The Switch sounds like it’s going to be one of those Freaky Friday type movies, where father and son “switch” bodies. What else? The costuming looks like it’s straight out of Friends. Like, nice, upwardly mobile yuppie clothes that compliment Aniston’s figure and you’re supposed to rush out to Banana Republic and get the same outfit. I get tired of boring sitcom-y styling and costumes. It makes all of these films blend together. “Oh, this is the film where Jennifer Aniston wears a blue scarf.” Eh.

Now, for a major plot point that struck me as I was watching this trailer – both Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston have blue eyes in this film. Her “son” has brown eyes. Now, while I’ve read that two blue-eyed parents can have a brown-eyed kid, and it totally happens all the time, apparently, doesn’t it seem weird that they wouldn’t have given the child actor colored contacts so that he would look more like a little mini-Aniston/Bateman? Am I the only one who noticed that? Or are we supposed to instinctively know that Jennifer Aniston really has brown eyes?

Here’s a little more Bateman love, for the ladies:

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