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. The funniest thing about the comedy Swingers, written by its lead actor, Jon Favreau, and directed by Doug Liman, is how smartly it spiffs up a tired formula. Just add wit, craft and--it's a dirty word, but we've got to say it--heart.
Swingers: that word is not so much dirty as stale. It evokes the musty air of Rat Pack swagger, when Frank and Dino passed for arbiters of hip machismo....
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