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3.5/4
Swingers review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 07/28/2011
The film is about an insecure comedian/actor named Mike (Jon Favreau) who is trying to get over a previous relationship. His best friend Trent (Vince Vaughn), a charming producer who lives vivaciously, enjoys going to clubs and getting women. Trent, Rob (Ron Livingston) and Sue find ways to cheer Mike up because of his current state. They go thru different adventures and test each other’s friendship. Mike eventually meets a person he can easily get along with, Lorraine (Heather Graham). They met at a bar and then Trent becomes ecstatic of his friends transformation. The movie back then had a low budget of $250,000, but earned $5,000,000 worldwide according to the interview on the special features. The director and staff didn’t have enough sleep and was able to use Betamax, …
Rating of
3.5/4
Great comedy with dialog that is true to life
Josh C - wrote on 04/07/2007
Swingers is the great transformation of two friends, Trent who has always been the ?Cool? guy and Mike who is the looser. Mike, John Favreau, is feeling desperate and pitiful after breaking up with his girlfriend of six year. Six months has passed and he is still obsessing over her and Trent, Vince Vaughn, is trying to get him to have fun being single by taking him to Vegas and picking up cute ?honeys?.
As the movie goes on their transformation becomes apparent: Trent may be cool on the surface but he is really the looser and Mike is the cool one. This transformation or realization is subtle that it is easy to miss if you haven?t been in either of their situations before. Unfortunately, most people have been in Mike?s situation before and it is easy to relate to him even if he is the …
