Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman Say ‘The Change-Up’ is No Dumber Than a Movie About a Bunch of Talking Apes

Jason Bateman and Reynolds Reynolds promote The Change-Up

And that’s just one of the reasons Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman give as to why you should buy a ticket for The Change-Up in this promotional piece from Universal. Reynolds and Bateman promote their hard R-rated comedy in a 2-and-a-half-minute clip that’s actually pretty funny.

And they answer the question on everyone’s mind, should grandmas see this film? Watch the video for the answer:

The Plot:
Growing up together, Mitch (Reynolds) and Dave (Bateman) were inseparable best friends, but as the years have passed they’ve slowly drifted apart. While Dave is an overworked lawyer, husband, and father of three, Mitch has remained a single, quasi-employed man-child who has never met a responsibility he liked. To Mitch, Dave has it all: beautiful wife Jamie (Leslie Mann), kids who adore him, and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. To Dave, living Mitch’s stress-free life without obligation or consequence would be a dream come true.

Following a drunken night out together, Mitch and Dave’s worlds are turned upside down when they wake up in each other’s bodies and proceed to freak the &*#@ out.

Despite the freedom from their normal routines and habits, the guys soon discover that each other’s lives are nowhere near as rosy as they once seemed. Further complicating matters are Dave’s sexy legal associate, Sabrina (Olivia Wilde), and Mitch’s estranged father (Alan Arkin). With time not on their side, Mitch and Dave comically struggle to avoid completely destroying each other’s lives before they can find a way to get their old ones back.

The Change-Up opens in theaters on August 5, 2011.