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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...
These three are cheerleaders to depressive Mike (Favreau), an actor-comedian who is having trouble getting over a fizzled affair. Six months later, he's still miserable and can't stop talking about it. Each buddy has to be Mike's personal shrink; every potential date becomes his antsy big sister. He can't follow the rules of romantic pursuit. You're not supposed to call someone you've just met until two days have passed; it's uncool. Yet after getting a promising phone number, he rushes home to leave a voice message, half a dozen times, becoming more...
...film isn't desperate; it bends to the mood of each scene. Liman knows where the human comedy in Favreau's engaging script is: at the edges of the film frame, in the taut corners of a sensitive loser's mouth, in an unheard "I love you" (the film's subtle climactic shocker) on the other end of a phone line. He also gets super work from the whole cast--especially Vaughn, whose blithe charisma could make him the star Trent only dreams of becoming...
...have names," added police Sgt. Edward Favreau. "But whether we have correct names, we don't know...
...Favreau said that if police identify people named in Wilkinson's court papers, a hearing would be held to determine whether a complaint should be issued. No hearing has been scheduled...