When ordered to serve a year in rehab, actress Candy hires her on-set stand-in to take her place. The unassuming woman flips the script and steals her identity, career and boyfriend in this hilarious comedy about trading places.
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THE STAND IN | Official Trailer [HD] | Paramount Movies
“Despite impressively committed work from Drew Barrymore in a dual role, The Stand In struggles to find the humor in a premise with no shortage of comedic potential.”
As movies go, The Stand In certainly isn't a headliner. Yet like its title character, the movie and its star get about as much mileage as they can out of this opportunity.
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Nell Minow
RTRogerEbert.comDec 11, 2020
The film's meanders somewhere between comedy-ish and drama-ish, never managing either.
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M.N. Miller
RTReady Steady CutSep 9, 2022
The Stand In is an exercise in cinematic soul-sucking banality.