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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Film ThreatMerle BertrandFilm ThreatMerle BertrandThere'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.
- All surface shine with little substance.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckSwing does have the advantage of boasting a fair amount of genuine onscreen talent.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinSan Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinWell-intentioned but frequently inert.
- 40L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertL.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertIf 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.
- 38New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsAs much as I love swing, all I got out of Martin Guigui's murky, incomprehensible grade B romantic fantasy was a few twitches of nostalgia for the music.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceRepeatedly 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.
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickWastes some veteran performers in a slight, silly musical fantasy with two left feet.