Xchange (2001)

You won't be disappointed!

best movie i've ever seen.

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Early in this near future science fiction debacle you see a yellow cab pass a movie theater showing the movie "High Fidelity" which was released in 2000. It is a sign of the quality of things to come.When an actor delivers all his lines with the same emotional "punch" you can rule him out as a limited talent but when all the actors in a movie act at the level of a cheap porn film you have to blame the director. Credit to Kim Coates for at least trying to give his character some believable emotional reactions. Everyone else in this movie is stiffer than a two-by-four.This movie could have been much better. Considering that it started out with a pretty good idea it couldn't have been much worse

Don't listen to the other comments here. This is one science fiction movie that works. It manages to get all the things it's got going against it, work *for* it.Take the male lead, for instance. Stephen Baldwin is not the sharpest knife in the drawer (and indeed, hasn't exactly starred in a lot of quality movies). So in this movie he's got no mind of his own. He's an assembly line clone, used as a host or worker body for the corporate jetset. That's putting a man of Stephen Baldwin's caliber to the best possible use!The movie is about mind transfers. That's the plot, and the writer takes the utmost consequence of what this means. A plot that would be an insufferably silly stunt-of-the-week on an episode of Star Trek, Stargate or Farscape, manages here to be described disturbingly realistically and in a near-present day setting. Every possible twist that could possibly be imagined if this technology existed is commented on in one way or the other. No stone is left unturned. The sexual possibilities alone remain an important on-going sub-plot. This is highly unusual for a run-of-the-mill sci fi/action flick.The SFX are fairly few, and integrated seamlessly and perfectly into the story. The one-molecule-thick cutting wire is really cool.Like I said, it works. All of it. It is engaging, coherent, tasteful (all the four female main characters have topless scenes, and no, they are *not* gratuitous, but enhance the characterization), well-written, and goes out of its way to avoid clichés. For commercial flicks of any kind, this doesn't happen often. It's too bad the guy who wrote it hasn't done anything else.I'm amazed to see that most of the commentators here have such a low opinion of this movie. Don't listen to them. This movie succeeds in everything it sets out to do. For a B movie, it is good. Surprisingly good. It will hold up for several viewings, if you're the type of person who can appreciate it. This is going to be a cult favorite.8 out of 10.

Heck, it's even the worst movie I have ever seen, all categories. No good features there. Baldwin runs from here to there, scaring everybody with his face. And that's the end of a thrill for this 'motion picture'.I can live with Baldwin, whatever. But how come there's not a single quote, guy, lady, weapon, explosion, anything that would be simply good? Everything is wrong. The idea of mind exchange - yeah, right. Monomolecular string? Everybody with primary school finished - laugh it out. No possibility for single molecular line to cut anything. Women? Ugly. My God, they are all ugly. Futuristic cars? Funny. Plot development? Naive. Baldwin and his g/f achieve conclusions without knowing key facts.Who would be that rich/bored/naive to spend any cash to see this movie? Not me.

I'm usually not into Sci-Fi, but I like a good thriller. This movie is both - and at the same time none of the above. I think the story would benefit if it was set in a twisted present instead of the "not so distant future". The movie makers haven't put enough effort into making you believe this is the future. That said, the story has a faint touch of Orwell (author of the unreal and brilliant novel "1984", written in 1948, from which the expression "Big Brother" originate).The main idea of body switching opens up so many fascinating possibilities, and the movie barely scratches the surface. It leaves you thinking "what if..."The story isn't the best written one in the world, in fact it's rather thin at times. The acting is average with a few exceptions. The presentation isn't in any way high tech or extremely impressive. Still I think it was a good movie. It's the story beyond the movie that makes it great for me.Definitely worthwhile, if you like a weird story.