Swinger – Verlangen, Lust, Leidenschaft (2015)

Swinger – Verlangen, Lust, Leidenschaft: Directed by Colin Kennedy. With Elena Anaya, Owen McDonnell, Elaine M. Ellis, Greg Hemphill. When an encounter with the swinging scene has an unexpected impact on David’s impotence, Alice thinks she might have found the solution to all their problems, but the poly-amorous world is a difficult place for a love story to flourish.

“I had really hoped u0026quot;Swungu0026quot; was going to be one of those inspired indie dramas that Iu0026#39;m always seeking out, but soon enough, seemed the choices the writer got more implausible and felt borderline Hollywood cliche and melodramatic. A beautiful spainish journalist living in Edinborough or Glasgow? is competing with colleages for racy stories at work, and since her husband has ED, maybe investigating swingers will spice up his intimate life. Then the storyline takes these almost TV movie twists, things that are funny arenu0026#39;t meant to be humorous, like overdosing on viagra. Later, they cast Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey) as an american tantrist and guru. Why not a british tantrist? These choices just seemed out of place the whole movie and it affected the flow and quality of the experience, which made me convinced itu0026#39;s a first time director. Sometimes less is more, and I felt that the good set-up of the movie wasnu0026#39;t followed through.”