Well-meant but unoriginal.
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08/22/02
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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
Top CriticMakes 98 minutes feel like three hours.
08/17/02
Works hard to establish rounded characters, but then has nothing fresh or particularly interesting to say about them.
08/14/02
A wonderful, low-key coming-of-age saga with none of that after-school special hysteria.
08/13/02
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 Criticinsightfully written, delicately performed
08/01/02
Impresses you with its open-endedness and surprises.
07/26/02
Top CriticBuilding slowly and subtly, the film, sporting a breezy spontaneity and realistically drawn characterizations, develops into a significant character study that is both moving and wise.
07/26/02
[Siegel] and co-writers Lisa Bazadona and Grace Woodard have relied too much on convention in creating the characters who surround Frankie.
07/25/02
Savvy director Robert J. Siegel and his co-writers keep the story subtle and us in suspense.
07/12/02
The volatile dynamics of female friendship is the subject of this unhurried, low-key film that is so off-Hollywood that it seems positively French in its rhythms and resonance.
07/11/02
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07/05/02
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 CriticQuietly convincing and touching...it tells its familiar story so unaffectedly that even the cliches seem refreshing.
06/15/02
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
A refreshingly realistic, affectation-free coming-of-age tale.
06/13/02
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04/05/02
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
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