Swing Kids
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings
- Starring: Christian Bale, Robert Sean Leonard
- Summary: In 1939, Nazi Germany declares war on freedom and demands conformity from its youth. But a group calling themselves Swing Kids rebel with their "swing music" from America. (Hollywood Pictures)
- Director: Thomas Carter
- Genre(s): Drama, Music
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70Mr. Carter's intelligent, straight-forward style and the good performances of the young actors prohibit hooting at the story's completely American approach to a German story. [11 Mar 1993]
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60For its historical detail and recognition that teenagers were around long before James Dean sparked up a Marlboro, this film deserves some credit.
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50Yet for all its faults and limitations, Swing Kids is not necessarily easy to forget. [05 Mar 1993]
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38It's Footloose Loose In The Third Reich and, even with your expectations kept knee-high to a kindergarten, you might have at least hoped for some finger-poppin' music and a few great dance scenes. Sorry. Here, too, things come up short. [05 Mar 1993]
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