SWITCH.
Oct 15, 2020
8/10
Rose Matafeo is a gorgeous flower whose comedy gold blooms before our eyes. Where has Jacinda been hiding her!? And Matthew Lewis is her perfect offsider. But make no mistake, this is Rose's film. She's so beautifully vulnerable and fun and “a bit of a dick“, and she just encapsulates Zoe perfectly. Director Curtis Vowell and writer Sophie Henderson have teamed up again after 2013's 'Fantail' and have created something really special here. Hidden behind the film's utterly forgettable and void of syntax title is a comedy gem done in a way that only the New Zealanders seem to be able to do, and do so well. It will strike quite the nerve with both men and women (and everyone in-between), and will do so with a wink and a smile and many, many laughs.
- Jess Fenton