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The Exchange

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A socially awkward but highly enterprising teenager decides to acquire a "mail order best friend"; a sophisticated exchange student from France. Instead, he ends up importing his personal nightmare, a cologne-soaked, chain-smoking, sex-obsessed youth who quickly becomes the hero of his new community.
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Peter Rainer FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) It's a very funny set-up and very well done. Jul 31, 2021 Full Review Amy Nicholson FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) It's like they resurrected the zombie of Better off Dead... It's a treat. Jul 31, 2021 Full Review Nell Minow RogerEbert.com A pleasant ride with some genuinely endearing moments. Rated: 3/4 Jul 30, 2021 Full Review Daniel M. Kimmel North Shore Movies It's a sweet reminder that your plans may not always turn out as expected, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. Rated: 3/5 Aug 13, 2021 Full Review Randall King Winnipeg Free Press The Exchange is a reliably funny piece, although I, as a one-time socially maladjusted young man with a snobby taste in cinema, might admit this film literally hit me where I lived. Aug 9, 2021 Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion A teen comedy in which the groans vie in number with the laughs...while [it] can be congratulated for not being mean-spirited or grossly crude, it doesn't manage to be very funny, either. Rated: C- Jul 31, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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john s LE FROMAGE Small town drab Ontario, mid-eighties, The Smiths poster on the bedroom wall, and a soft spot for France's New Wave cinema. Classic class nerd. Four-eyed and heartbreakingly awkward, Tim (Ed Oxenbould) finds a glimmer of hope to his sad sack existence with foreign exchange student Stephane (Avan Jogia). But instead of bileting a dissonant, trench-coated, intellectual poet, his mail ordered bride is a chain-smoking, acid washed greaseball, more interested in bedding the graduating class than discussing great cinema. Add bumbling parents, a ridiculously mustachioed gym teacher, an obvious love interest to the mix, and everything's in place for a feel good teen RomCom. Jogia is wonderful as the strutting fish out of water, obliviously embarrassing his local chaperone to no end. Yet the cookie cutter plot holds few surprises, as it methodically moves from initial, flirtatious fun, to some oil slicked drama mid-film, before bringing everyone and everything together in a tidy full circle. There's life in the characters, the film has some good laughs, but several interesting ideas are left dangling, and it lacks a knockout punch. The "Exchange" is certainly not without charm, but in the end, a tad underwhelming. - hipCRANK Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review robert p This could have been a *5* star movie *but* it starts to drag a little towards the end of the movie, and then they have to beat a dead horse finishing up the movie visiting Stephane in his native country. But for those two error's I give this movie a *4* star rating!!!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved it! Set in an Ontario town with incredible casting and acting by the entire cast. Very clever and witty writing with a 90's heartfelt teen movie vibe. Hits the mark! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Brought back memories of growing up in the Midwest. Some very funny moments. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member If you like slightly quirky movies with that awkward indie humour you'll love this. Brilliant film and I laughed throughout. Great script clearly based on real events as there's so much relatable humour if you've ever had an exchange student :-) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Stephane was a phenomenal character 3.8. Nice as can be and even cooler Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/05/21 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A socially awkward but highly enterprising teenager decides to acquire a "mail order best friend"; a sophisticated exchange student from France. Instead, he ends up importing his personal nightmare, a cologne-soaked, chain-smoking, sex-obsessed youth who quickly becomes the hero of his new community.
Director
Dan Mazer
Producer
Dan Hine, Christina Piovesan, Noah Segal
Screenwriter
Tim Long
Production Co
Who's on First Films, Los Angeles Media Fund, Elevation Pictures
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 30, 2021
Runtime
1h 33m
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