The movie is a somber, smoothly crafted drama about a wily adolescent who senses there's something rotten going on in his country but can't quite put a finger on it.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
Swing Kids has a multitude of problems, the most glaring of which is its loose treatment of history and the Nazis.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Susan Wloszczyna
This senior-class Cabaret is just a TV after-school special with a better soundtrack. [05 Mar 1993]Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Janet Maslin
Swing Kids looks good and moves quickly at first; later on, mired in familiar-feeling moments, it floundersRead Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kevin Thomas
Except for that music and a bit of the acting, Swing Kids is unsatisfactory from just about every point of view. [05 Mar 1993]Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Jay Carr
It's amazingly suspenseless and devoid of substance. [05 Mar 1993]Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The screenplay is so murky, indeed, that I was never sure whether the Kids hated the Hitler Youth lads because they were Nazis, or simply because they didn't swing.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Rita Kempley
It's a moralistic muddle with only one message: If Disney wants to make movies about Germans, it should restrict its efforts to German shepherds.Read Full Review »
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