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Swing Kids (1993) Rank 2 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Swing Kids (1993) a score of 2.4045 out of 4

based on (11) reviews

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Washington Post (Rita Kempley)

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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

In the final analysis, this is an unfortunate motion picture. It plays irresponsibly loose with one of the most grim periods of history for the sake of creating a movie with mass appeal. Actually, the most appealing part of Swing Kids is ...read the complete Swing Kids movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)

To say that Horner's underscore in Swing Kids is overshadowed by the jazz is an understatement. To discuss the actual 23 minutes of score available on the commercial album, a disclaimer must be made right at the start that Horner seems to ...read the complete Swing Kids movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Released by Hollywood Pictures Hamburg. Nazi Germany. 1939. Peter (Robert Sean Leonard), Thomas (Christian Bale), and Arvid (Frank Whaley) are three "Swing Kids" -- young rebel Germans who have fallen in love with the forbidden: American movies, British ...read the complete Swing Kids movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

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