Swing

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Swing

R

1999

1h 38m

Comedy

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An ex-con (Hugo Speer) dreams of putting together a swing band and getting back with his ex-girlfriend (Lisa Stansfield), now married to the cop who arrested him.

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Jan 3, 2010

3/4

Stansfield, in a relaxed acting debut, delivers a performance as robust as her soulful vocals.

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Chris Knight

National Post

May 16, 2003

1.5/4

Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Jul 30, 2002

1/5

Ian Mantgani

UK Critic

Jan 1, 2000

1/4

Incompetent, overlong, pointless, and the only film I've seen that thinks a keyboard is a brass instrument

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 16, 2025

Unfunny in 1 hour and 38 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Aug 5, 2008

A quirky modern comedy from Scouseland, and as you'd expect from there the themes are crime related. If your a fan of Alexei Sayle then it is worth a watch.

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Oct 18, 2007

Worth it for the sound track alone.

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Oct 10, 2007

Look hard at the dancers in the background and see how many you recognise

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Jun 12, 2007

Somewhat derivative of "The Full Monty", it just about holds its own - redeeemed partly because I'm in it.

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Oct 19, 2006

A sweet romantic comedy.

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Nick Mead

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Martin "Marty" Luxford

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Synopsis

An ex-con (Hugo Speer) dreams of putting together a swing band and getting back with his ex-girlfriend (Lisa Stansfield), now married to the cop who arrested him.

Director: Nick Mead
Producer: Su Lim, Louise Rosner
Screenwriter: Nick Mead
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 21, 2017
Runtime: 1h 38m

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