Review – Swing Kids

What the heck is this film trying to do? Is it a teen rebellion picture? A historical drama about the pre-war Nazi takeover of Germany? A dance movie? Ultimately it gives each of these goals a try, and falls short on all. There’s some good music and good dancing to be found here, but the simplistic politics and silly rebel-without-a-cause posturing end up getting in the way. And if the producers thought they could sell swing to kids by using history as a hook, well, let’s just say that the Gap khakis ad did a better job of it in less time and without the trite history lesson. See if desperate