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- 2004
- PG-13
- Crazy Dreams Entertainment
- 1 h 38 m
- 2004
- PG-13
- Crazy Dreams Entertainment
- 1 h 38 m
Summary The dance- and music-filled story of Anthony Verdi (Casey), a young man caught between his dream of being a full-time musician and the conventional life of his security-minded father (Skerritt) and long-time fiancé (Waingort). (Swing Movie LLC)
Directed By: Martin Guigui
Written By: Mary Keil
- 2004
- PG-13
- Crazy Dreams Entertainment
- 1 h 38 m
- 2004
- PG-13
- Crazy Dreams Entertainment
- 1 h 38 m
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Summary The dance- and music-filled story of Anthony Verdi (Casey), a young man caught between his dream of being a full-time musician and the conventional life of his security-minded father (Skerritt) and long-time fiancé (Waingort). (Swing Movie LLC)
Directed By: Martin Guigui
Written By: Mary Keil
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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56% Mixed
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33% Negative
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3 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
36
11% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
56% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
33% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
There's just something maddeningly upbeat about this film's shameless hokiness. Combine that with the film's colorful art and wardrobe designs, spiffy choreography, the joy of seeing some veteran faces on screen for the first time in a while, and a soundtrack that'll make even the dead tap their toes, and Swing simply makes for some serious jump-jivin' fun.
Well-intentioned but frequently inert.
All surface shine with little substance.
A sweet, sincere labor of love that just isn't very good.
If there's any reason to watch this otherwise inept romance, it's to witness the late Nell Carter nail a Louis Jordan tune, and to see master comic Jonathan Winters downplay his more manic tendencies and effortlessly spin gold from straw.
Repeatedly assuring us that its titular subject is really "a metaphor for life," Swing attempts unsuccessfully to liven up a tired scenario with a touch of Twilight Zone fantasy.
Wastes some veteran performers in a slight, silly musical fantasy with two left feet.
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Awards
Park City Film Music Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Munich Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Austin Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
