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Swingers (1996)
Rate:
5
Viewed:
6/05, 8/10, 1/24
6/05:
Tacky and simply great, Swingers is one of the funniest movies I've seen.
Although Jon Favreau may have written the screenplay with the goal of a starring role for himself, it's Vince Vaughn who
steals every scene and has the best lines including "You are so money, and you don't even know it."
All in all, Vince Vaughn should've recieved an Oscar nomination for Swingers.
8/10:
Watching Swingers again, I laughed every minute.
It's so funny in a corny way. Two great lines are: "You are so money, and you don't even know it" and "Vegas, baby, Vegas."
Vince Vaughn is impressive as Trent. Jon Favreau is merely okay which is a big change from the loudmouth, airhead characters
he always plays. The most interesting aspect between their characters is the fine line between confidence and embarrassment.
All in all, Swingers is a comedic gem.
1/24:
This time, I'm downgrading Swingers big, big time from '9' to '5'.
I find the characters annoying. Simply put, they're losers. Without question, Vince Vaughn is outstanding in a breakthrough role. His
quote "You are so money, and you don't even know it" is an all-time great. Sadly, Vince Vaughn's magnetic effect starts to diminish
by the time his character and Mike bailed out of Las Vegas. Ripping off a couple of scenes from several well-known movies isn't cool, either.
It's hard to like or sympathize with Mike. He's an all-time loser who's more interested in control and wants
everything done in the correct way. Ditto for his friends who hop from one bar or party to another, calling each place "dead." That's
because they're losers to begin with. Mike finding a woman this pretty with no issues at the bar is a "yeah, right" moment.
All in all, Swingers is Marty of the 90's, and I mean that in a bad way.