Si fueras yo (The Change Up)

En verdad el humor americano, si es que se puede hablar de uno, suele ser un poco grosero y casi siempre irreverente, o al menos esa parece ser la tónica en las comedias que salen de Hollywood en los últimos tiempos. Este es también el caso de la más reciente película de Ryan Reynolds (The Change Up) que nos llegó como Si Fueras Yo. Este filme desempolva el viejo recurso de los dos personajes, en este caso dos hombres muy diferentes que son amigos, que están descontentos con la existencia que llevan y querrían tener un poco de lo que el otro personaje tiene. Se lo ha visto antes pero en esta  ocasión se le trata de dar un enfoque más fresco comenzando en cómo ocurre el intercambio (orinando en una fuente que resulta ser mágica) Mitch y David son hombres diferentes con vidas distintas; así Mitch ya adulto aún es un soltero que no consigue enrumbarse y Dave es un hombre casado con hijos que nunca disfruto en su juventud porque se la pasó estudiando. Ahora ambos tienen la oportunidad de tener un poco de eso que ellos mismos se negaron en el pasado. Y aunque el humor no es su punto fuerte, cómo ellos resuelven los problemas diarios y cada quien se ajusta  a su nueva existencia y cómo al final la decencia, el amor por la familia y por sí mismo se enseñorean con todo. Si no hay nada mejor esa es la película para ver en una tarde de domingo en casa.

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