[4][5] The film stars Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, and Thomas Robinson; Patrick Wilson, Juliette Lewis, and Jeff Goldblum appear in supporting roles.

[6] Upon its release, The Switch received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its premise and the performances of its cast, but felt that the plot was formulaic.

Kassie selects Roland Nilson as her sperm donor; he is a handsome, charming, and married assistant professor at Columbia University.

The final scene shows a happily married Wally and Kassie giving Sebastian an eighth birthday party.

Its consensus states "The Switch has an interesting premise and a charming cast; unfortunately, it also has a trite script that hews too close to tired rom-com formulas.

She wrote, "This disarmingly winning comedy turns into a warm, quirkily observant film, strengthened by some appealing performances and a low-key, easygoing vibe.

Less reminiscent of the dreadful comedy The Back-up Plan than 2002's lovely About a Boy, this adaptation of a Jeffrey Eugenides story takes viewers down a path that, while by no means of least resistance, possesses a gratifying share of surprises.

"[11] Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune remarked that while "Jennifer Aniston gets top billing, the character played by Jason Bateman sets the tone."

He found that "around the halfway point it starts getting interesting and the people who put it together are at least working in a realm of reasonable intelligence and wit and respect for the audience.

Taken on its own terms, it's a light, sweet, curiously enjoyable misfit romance, whose real star is not Aniston but her magnificently awkward Lothario, Jason Bateman.

"[9] Barely impressed, Joe Neumaier of New York Daily News called the film a "Judd Apatow lite, Farrelly brothers special blend.

[15] Andrew Barker from Variety felt that The Switch was "an unfunny, manipulative romance about two unlikable people and their prop of a son [...] The pic mangles the premise of its source material.

[18] A Tamil language film Kadhalikka Neramillai (2025 film) starring Ravi Mohan and Nithya Menen is loosely inspired based on the original plot of Switch but many changes have been done according to the conservative mindset of South Indians.This movie released on 14th January 2025 received positive reviews from elite audience and negative reviews from general public.