Review of Seaside Swingers

This frequently energetic, charmingly old-fashioned 60s musical lark is boisterously set within a colourfully, bustling seaside resort, making a suitably gaudy backdrop for a marvellous myriad of broad comedy vignettes, high-energy dance numbers, and positive, upbeat pop music, all enthusiastically performed by the scintillating, sparkling likes of John Leyton, Mike Sarne, Freddie & The Dreamers, Liz Fraser, and featuring another amusing turn from masterful Thespian Ron Moody as the kindly, but altogether duplicitous music teacher Professor Bastinado. Enjoyed as a deliciously frothy example of consistently wholesome, intermittently finger poppin' nostalgia, the effortless effervescence of 'Ever Day's a Holiday' remains joyously undiminished, and still makes for a jaunty momentary escape from the humdrum reality of increasingly shrill 24/7 news media, and the small screen hegemony of unrelentingly egregious fast food delivery adverts! James Hill's playful film's many highlights include a spicy rendition of 'What's Cooking?' by an amusingly animated Freddie & The Dreamers which is a most flavoursomely satisfying treat, as is a delightful 'Cor! Blimey!' comedy number from Hammer icon Michael ripper and partner in song Ron Moody, while it's all a bit of silly-headed nonsense, but sometimes silly-headed nonsense is an entirely welcome distraction! And it must also be said that said film also benefits greatly from the blissfully perky presence of the undeniably delicious-looking, blondely bomb-shelling Baker twins whose handsome looks belie a profound lack of musicality!