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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe beauty of Swingers lies in the irony of its title: Despite their lounge-lizard posing, these guys will never really live up to their Rat Pack dreams.
- 80VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyEngaging, refreshingly human in its humor and becomingly modest in its aspirations, 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.
- 80TNT RoughCutTNT RoughCutHilarious.
- Swingers has something genuinely rare: a fine script and realistic characters.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranConfident of its emotional effects, Swingers knows how to breathe life into its people, and hooking audiences is its reward.
- Actor-screenwriter Favreau and director Liman demonstrate with Swingers that they're definitely "money."
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleIt's no masterpiece, but it's real.
- 75USA TodayAndy SeilerUSA TodayAndy SeilerUneven, amateurish and borderline misogynistic. But it's also very funny, and it never loses its cool.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe 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.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliEnjoyable in a shallow way, but there's nothing so special here that it warrants more than a cursory glance.