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Date and Switch (2014/Lionsgate Blu-ray)


Picture: B Sound: B Extras: A Film: A-



Michael (Nicholas Braun) and Matty (Hunter Cope) have been best friends since elementary, now in high school they have made pack together to lose their virginity and get stoned by senior prom, but things get complicated when Matty tells Michael he is gay and Michael falls for Matty's ex-girl friend. Chris Nelson's Date & Switch (2014) had been met with mixed reaction and sometimes decisively so, but it is a far more impressive film than people might be grasping.


Michael and Matty are were just two normal best friends until Matty announces that he is gay. As Michael tries to continue their friendship, he cannot help but start feeling awkward around him, specially that he is interested in Matty's ex-girl friend. As he tries to face his own insecurities with homosexuality, he feels that it shouldn't change their friendship, but life is about changes, and nothing stays the same.


This was a comical coming of age story, the story of your typical American boys just trying to get high and laid by prom. Be warned, it has brief sexual nudity with drug usage. It explores the relationship between friends when one of them comes out as a homosexual, how society accepts them and does it change friendship/relationship. With a supporting cast that includes Gary Cole, Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally, this is a nice surprise that really delivers.


The 1080p 2.35 X 1 digital High Definition image and DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 lossless mix professionally rendered throughout, making for a fine combination, while extras include commentary, A Tale of Coming Out featurette, Prom: Rite of Passage featurette, deleted scenes and trailers.



- Ricky Chiang


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