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July 2010, Montreal, Canada. Sophie Malaterre, 25 years old, fashion designer, is not looking forward to the summer holidays. No projects, no friends, no boyfriend Someone tells her about the website SWITCH.com that allows people to switch houses with someone else for a month. Sophie finds, by chance, a duplex in Paris, with view of the Eiffel Tower. Her first day there is idyllic. The next morning, she is woken up by the cops. A decapitated body is in the room next door. She has no way of proving that she isn't Bénédicte Serteaux, the owner of the duplex. The trap closes in on her She hasn't only changed apartments: she's changed bodies and destinies...
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), French ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: This explosive action thriller, starring Eric Cantona, has a sting in its tail. When Sophie Malaterre (Karine Vanasse - Midnight in Paris, Pan Am) is introduced to Switch.Com by a new friend, she thinks the holiday-home swapping website will be the perfect way to liven up a dull summer. But soon after she arrives at her new apartment in Paris, she realises she made the biggest mistake of her life. A murdered man is found in the guest bedroom, and when Detective Forgeat (Eric Cantona - Looking for Eric, Elizabeth) takes Sophie in for questioning - she finds out she hasn't just swapped houses, she's switched identities. In an attempt to prove her innocence, she goes on the run and it's up to Detective Forgeat to find Sophie before she too turns up dead. But things don't go to plan and, when the body count starts piling up, Forgeat finds himself getting in over his head and operating outside of the law in a bid to save Sophie and hunt down the real killer. ...Switch (2011)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Dan B
Format:DVD
If you like French films, I think this one hits the spot.
I was dubious about Eric Cantona in a film, but he does a pretty good job all told, but for me the real star
of the show is Karine (Pan-Am) Vanasse.
It's the first film performance I have seen her in, and it's a superb one from beginning to end, it's a slowish scene setting beginning, but soon the action and tension begins, and grips you throughout the entire film.
Plenty of chase scenes mostly on foot, and plenty of dramatic almost '24' style shock scenes.
Well worth a watch, and am so pleased I bought this now, can't recommend it enough.
I was dubious about Eric Cantona in a film, but he does a pretty good job all told, but for me the real star
of the show is Karine (Pan-Am) Vanasse.
It's the first film performance I have seen her in, and it's a superb one from beginning to end, it's a slowish scene setting beginning, but soon the action and tension begins, and grips you throughout the entire film.
Plenty of chase scenes mostly on foot, and plenty of dramatic almost '24' style shock scenes.
Well worth a watch, and am so pleased I bought this now, can't recommend it enough.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By ChrisB
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
What a smashing film. Nothing sloppy and Cantona can certainly still run.He looks good too.. Top marks all round. Soon forgot I was reading subtitles. When I'd finished watching it I thought about watching it again straight away! Really got lost in the story.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Clive B
Format:DVD
I received this film as a gift and was a bit dubious because it was my first foreign language film, and I had not seen Eric in an acting role. However, all that was soon put to one side as the film developed.
The film builds wonderfully. Karine Vanasse is superb and Eric has proved himself as a very decent actor in my opinion.
The action takes off and is non-stop right to the end. The subtitles were unobtrusive and easy to follow. Just a great film and a brilliant plot.
The film builds wonderfully. Karine Vanasse is superb and Eric has proved himself as a very decent actor in my opinion.
The action takes off and is non-stop right to the end. The subtitles were unobtrusive and easy to follow. Just a great film and a brilliant plot.
By Mr. Steve
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Excellent film with a dark twist. Eric Cantona is very good. Great French film which is better for us in French rather than dubbed with silly voices.
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Switch is a very tense and action packed move; however during the fist half, is difficult to accept all the coincidences. By the end, there are some things that justify some of those "coincidences".
This movie shows that FX and huge budget are not always need to get a good action movie. Good stunt work is really a lot better than digital imagery.
Worth seeing it.
This movie shows that FX and huge budget are not always need to get a good action movie. Good stunt work is really a lot better than digital imagery.
Worth seeing it.
By Bob Spinks
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Bought this out of curiosity because Eric le Roi was starring.Did not expect much but actually rather enjoyed it.Better than i expected.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Mitun
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
'Switch' is a french crime-thriller that released in 2011 to a mixed critical response. On its DVD release it has went unnoticed, I think mainly due to the reason, that the DVD cover and trailer indicate that the lead actor is Eric Cantona, which isn't the case. Cantona is only a supporting actor in the movie and I have no idea why he has been the face of the promotional campaign. If it was football related, I could understand but it's not.
The film centers around Sophie Malaterre (Karine Vanasse) who switches homes for vacation with a stranger online. She then moves from Montreal to Paris where things go fatally wrong. She is then pursued by Detective Damien Forgeat (Eric Cantona).
I was not keen at all with this movie as I was made to believe Mr. Cantona was the lead actor. Ended up watching it due to the persistence of a fellow movie-goer. First shock Cantona was not the lead actor and the second shock was he performed alright. The surprise was that the feature was very enjoyable.
It's fast-paced, tense, and has plenty of twists and turns.
The main star Karine Vanasse who deserved to be on the front of the DVD cover puts in a solid performance and carry's the movie.
The direction by Frédéric Schoendoerffer deserves an applaud for making the film exciting until the end. The only criticism is the climax, which was abrupt and just far-fetched. The production values are also quite expensive.
To finish things off, an impressive french offering that satisfies.
'Switch' is a worthy thriller.
The film centers around Sophie Malaterre (Karine Vanasse) who switches homes for vacation with a stranger online. She then moves from Montreal to Paris where things go fatally wrong. She is then pursued by Detective Damien Forgeat (Eric Cantona).
I was not keen at all with this movie as I was made to believe Mr. Cantona was the lead actor. Ended up watching it due to the persistence of a fellow movie-goer. First shock Cantona was not the lead actor and the second shock was he performed alright. The surprise was that the feature was very enjoyable.
It's fast-paced, tense, and has plenty of twists and turns.
The main star Karine Vanasse who deserved to be on the front of the DVD cover puts in a solid performance and carry's the movie.
The direction by Frédéric Schoendoerffer deserves an applaud for making the film exciting until the end. The only criticism is the climax, which was abrupt and just far-fetched. The production values are also quite expensive.
To finish things off, an impressive french offering that satisfies.
'Switch' is a worthy thriller.
4 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By John Foster
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is such an absurd movie that it becomes an unintended comedy. Eric plays a really brain-padded detective who seems to walk in a strange way and talk in a strange way. The story has a certain intrigue, but then becomes so outlandish and so lacking in credibility that one sits back and enjoys the silliness of it all. There are a number of set-pieces with Eric running around the streets holding a gun, jumping into gardens and charging through peoples' living rooms while they are eating supper, all of which adds to the sense of farce. The acting throughout is embarrassingly bad, especially for a French film, where performances are usually so deft and subtle. The script is banal and the story develops into a wild chase which becomes more and more bizarre. However, this is not a typical French movie. I'm a fan of French movies, but not this one. It is untypically very poorly written, acted and directed. There have been some great French thrillers, usually psychological thrillers, in recent years, but this is not one of them.
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