Swoon
6.6
1992
1 hr 22 min
Drama
Teenagers Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb share a dangerous sexual bond and an amoral outlook on life. They spend afternoons breaking into storefronts and engaging in petty crimes, until the calculating Nathan ups the ante by kidnapping, and murdering, a young boy.
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- Cast:
- Craig Chester , Ron Vawter , Adina Porter , Todd Haynes , Pamela Koffler , James Lyons , Bobby Reed
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Reviews
Great Film overall
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It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
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It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.
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An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
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