Click here to copy URL

Swingers

1996

Doug Liman

Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Heather Graham, Ron Livingston ...

6.4

1,247

Comedy An ensemble comedy about five guys, all in their twenties, all coping with the mysteries of life and women, and is set in the back streets and sometimes hidden clubs of Hollywood. It's a story told in the language of the cocktail nation, a growing twentysomething retro-Swing dance movement that's taken Hollywood by storm and is beginning to sweep the nation. Mike is down in the dumps because he left his girlfriend behind in New York ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"Irresistible"	POS
United Kingdom	Neil Jeffries Empire	"The script is delivered like manna from the god of guffaws up in comedy heaven (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"Engaging, refreshingly human in its humor, this hip look at being out of it announces some promising new talent and will play well with young audiences looking for comfortable entertainment that doesn't feel manufactured"	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"Love it and loathe it, this film wants it both ways (...) It's a bit smug, a bit smarmy, but you should still see this movie"	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The movie is sweet, funny, observant and goofy with a small 'g', which means you don't get paid, but at least you don't have to wear the suit (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Alan Jones Radio Times	"This is an honest exploration of male friendship (...) It's a highly original and entertaining delight (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

Return to movie

We encourage you to check the reviews' original sources. Intellectual property rights of these reviews belong to their authors and/or the correspondent media from which they have been extracted. If you'd like to help us to add more reviews to your favorite movies, just send us a message.