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08/23/02
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Swimming (2002)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:29
Rotten:10
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: A refreshingly low-key coming-of-age story.
Theatrical Release:Apr 5, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: It's the start of another Carolina summer, and it's becoming increasingly clear to Frankie Wheeler (Lauren Ambrose), a young local, that she wants more out of life than Myrtle Beach can offer her.... [More]
Starring: Lauren Ambrose, Jennifer Dundas Lowe, Joelle Carter, Jamie Harrold
Director: Robert J. Siegel
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Reviews for Swimming
Swimming isn't a major film. Nor does it try to be. But what, in the end, is a major film? If it's one that accomplishes what it sets out to do, then we ought to correct ourselves.
09/13/02
Top Critic[Siegal] proves that you don't have to be a just out of film school Gen-X'er to make a resonant and entertaining movie about young adults.
12/08/02
insightfully written, delicately performed
08/01/02
The solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre.
04/04/02
an honest coming-of-age tale where the heroine views the people around her through a prism which constantly reflects different aspects of their character
04/04/02
Though the material sounds complex and potentially sleep-inducing, director Robert J. Siegel paints his portrait of boredom and discontent with deft strokes.
09/25/02
Lauren Ambrose comes alive under the attention from two strangers in town - with honest performances and realistic interaction between the characters, this is a coming-of-age story with a twist.
06/14/02
If you can get past familiarity with the genre, you'll find a gently realized movie that makes good use of a well-selected cast.
08/09/02
Top CriticA refreshingly realistic, affectation-free coming-of-age tale.
06/13/02
Top CriticSwimming is above all about a young woman's face, and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman's doubts and yearnings, it succeeds.
09/13/02
Top CriticSavvy director Robert J. Siegel and his co-writers keep the story subtle and us in suspense.
07/12/02
A wonderful, low-key coming-of-age saga with none of that after-school special hysteria.
08/13/02
The most impressive quality of this charming movie is the way the characters, who are all recognizable 'types,' refuse to behave the way we expect.
06/29/02
Top CriticA gracefully acted, unsentimental, quite likable little coming-of-age movie.
09/20/02
An unusually dry-eyed, even analytical approach to material that is generally played for maximum moisture.
09/13/02
Top CriticA well-crafted film that is all the more remarkable because it achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation with restraint and a delicate ambiguity.
09/12/02
Top CriticWell-meant but unoriginal.
08/22/02
Top CriticWorks hard to establish rounded characters, but then has nothing fresh or particularly interesting to say about them.
08/14/02
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