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A suburban couple decide to shake up their marriage by "swinging" with another couple.A suburban couple decide to shake up their marriage by "swinging" with another couple.A suburban couple decide to shake up their marriage by "swinging" with another couple.
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- TriviaThis is an expanded version of Jonathan Newman's short film Sex with the Finkels (2008).
- GoofsWhen Martin and Peter are at the driving range near the beginning of the film, a beer can be seen on the ground near his ball basket while Peter repeatedly misses the ball. After he throws down his driver in disgust, Martin finally takes a drive; in this shot Peter's beer has disappeared.
- SoundtracksThis Will Be (An Everlasting Love)
Performed by Natalie Cole
Composed by Chuck Jackson/Marvin Yancy
Published by Warner Chappel Music
Licensed Courtesy of Capitol Records Inc.
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I hesitate to call this a straight comedy but there are plenty of laughs. It's just that on my TiVo this was identified only as "romance, comedy". It is my opinion that mainly in the second half, this becomes more of a "comedy-drama". But it is entertaining and intelligent nevertheless. It's not constant laugh out loud zaniness.
Mandy Moore is not beautiful but attractive and likeable, and certainly smart and capable of speaking her mind.
Jerry Stiller stands out in a few scenes as Ellie's grandfather. He is a nearly perfect grumpy old man but seems happy with his longtime wife. I don't know who Beverley Klein is but she seems likeable enough. Both are presented with a nasty surprise when they make a surprise visit.
Melissa George does a great job too. Not the most likeable character, but she effectively shows us frustration. I will say this. Janet is not that pretty during most of the movie but she is just plain hot, with gorgeous hair and gorgeous everything else. toward movie's end.
I don't remember his name, but Ellie's gay co-worker also stands out.
Another standout actor does nails and is Asian. I don't remember her name, and she did have only two lines (in different scenes), but she made the most of them. Elizabeth Tan is listed in the credits as "pedicurist", so that must be her
What I really liked about this movie was the music. There are a couple of classical works, but most of the music is jazz, and the good kind of jazz. Not smooth jazz, and not the intellectual, depressing Miles Davis type of jazz either. Fun music that makes me think of Ed Sullivan. And of course the pleasant background music so many movies have. There are also a couple of vocal "standards", really nice music that mature people enjoyed in the 60s while the kids were shocking their parents by blasting this evil rock and roll. One of those accompanies one of the most enjoyable sequences, with flashbacks of Ellie and Alvin meeting in college and the early stages of their relationship, followed by Ellie looking at wedding pictures.
And there is also "music" that reminds me of the green truck that wakes me on Thursdays. In the bar when Ellie's co-worker and his husband (he's quite a character too) explain "swinging", and Ellie's fashion show. Other than the music, that's pretty impressive, and the "music" is appropriate, I guess. Another scene has Peter playing a video game with heavy metal.
Is this family friendly? Given the subject matter, do you even have to ask? Especially when the couples are being interviewed. Once the one couple is selected, it's done quite tastefully, but overall, so many words had to be bleeped for broadcast TV that some scenes make no sense at all.
Stay around for the credits, because some of the funniest and naughtiest material from the couples who auditioned is still to come.
Overall, it's a pretty enjoyable experience.
Mandy Moore is not beautiful but attractive and likeable, and certainly smart and capable of speaking her mind.
Jerry Stiller stands out in a few scenes as Ellie's grandfather. He is a nearly perfect grumpy old man but seems happy with his longtime wife. I don't know who Beverley Klein is but she seems likeable enough. Both are presented with a nasty surprise when they make a surprise visit.
Melissa George does a great job too. Not the most likeable character, but she effectively shows us frustration. I will say this. Janet is not that pretty during most of the movie but she is just plain hot, with gorgeous hair and gorgeous everything else. toward movie's end.
I don't remember his name, but Ellie's gay co-worker also stands out.
Another standout actor does nails and is Asian. I don't remember her name, and she did have only two lines (in different scenes), but she made the most of them. Elizabeth Tan is listed in the credits as "pedicurist", so that must be her
What I really liked about this movie was the music. There are a couple of classical works, but most of the music is jazz, and the good kind of jazz. Not smooth jazz, and not the intellectual, depressing Miles Davis type of jazz either. Fun music that makes me think of Ed Sullivan. And of course the pleasant background music so many movies have. There are also a couple of vocal "standards", really nice music that mature people enjoyed in the 60s while the kids were shocking their parents by blasting this evil rock and roll. One of those accompanies one of the most enjoyable sequences, with flashbacks of Ellie and Alvin meeting in college and the early stages of their relationship, followed by Ellie looking at wedding pictures.
And there is also "music" that reminds me of the green truck that wakes me on Thursdays. In the bar when Ellie's co-worker and his husband (he's quite a character too) explain "swinging", and Ellie's fashion show. Other than the music, that's pretty impressive, and the "music" is appropriate, I guess. Another scene has Peter playing a video game with heavy metal.
Is this family friendly? Given the subject matter, do you even have to ask? Especially when the couples are being interviewed. Once the one couple is selected, it's done quite tastefully, but overall, so many words had to be bleeped for broadcast TV that some scenes make no sense at all.
Stay around for the credits, because some of the funniest and naughtiest material from the couples who auditioned is still to come.
Overall, it's a pretty enjoyable experience.
- vchimpanzee
- Jul 16, 2018
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- $72,897
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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By what name was Swinging with the Finkels (2011) officially released in Canada in English?
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