Here is pure exuberance, without all that messy nostalgic yearning. Here is a movie unafraid to come right out and showcase the sheer idiot joy involved in being a boy among boys.

| Jun 15, 2022

"Swingers" doesn't really add up to much -- except a good time. But it's smart, funny and cute. With all that going for you, who needs to be money?

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 4, 2019

| Original Score: A | Sep 7, 2011

Four guys hang out, kid one another, get into scuffles and flash their gonadal searchlight for available women. Yikes, haven't there been enough variations on the multiple-buddy movie? Actually, no.

| Oct 4, 2009

A winningly confident snapshot of the nightlives of a bunch of young showbiz wannabes in a very upto-the-minute Hollywood.

Full Review | Jun 16, 2008

Ninety minutes spent learning how not to pick up girls. This is what the movies were made for, isn't it?

| Jun 24, 2006

Mr. Favreau wrote this screenplay with his real friends in mind. And the cast's camaraderie is appealingly clear.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 20, 2003

A guy film that gives you something to latch onto, that makes male bonding both believable and appealing.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 14, 2001

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 1, 2000

Swingers is uneven, amateurish and borderline misogynistic. But it's also very funny, and it never loses its cool.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000

Actor-screenwriter Favreau and director Liman demonstrate with Swingers that they're definitely 'money.'

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 1, 2000

It's no masterpiece, but it's real.

| Jan 1, 2000

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.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000

| Original Score: A | Oct 18, 1996