Review of Swingers

Swingers (1996)
6/10
Messy millenial romp
2 April 2023
As a Baby Boomer, it's depressing to think I might simply not like a lot of work because, well, I'm of an out of date generation. I thought Lena Dunham's "TIny Furniture" was navel-gazing and I found "Girls" unwatchable. Knowing how well the creators of "Swingers" have done, I figured I should watch it. What did I think? Well, a male counterpart to "Girls" may be one way to put it. Lots of aimless. Frantic activity hitting the right cultural touch points. Just not for MY culturre. Story? Well, approximately, a guy trying to get over a break-up while following another guy's dubious lead. Their behavior is more obnoxious than interesting, but we are apparently meant to find it funny. Heather Graham's role here is heavily touted, but in fact brief. Does it go somewhere? Pretty much, but not really because of anything these clownish wanderers do. Not for me. But, yeah, it's a classic.
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