For the most part, Robert J. Siegel's characters are as murky as the motivations that drive his coming-of-age story and its two-dimensional, stereotypical characters.
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.... 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. She spends her days working in her family's restaurant and wastes her nights hanging out on the boardwalk with her best friend, Nicola (Jennie Dundas Lowe), proprietor of a piercing shop and self-proclaimed trouble seeker. Frankie has always played sidekick to Nicola, so neither is prepared when two new arrivals, a young siren hired as a waitress, and a drifter selling tie-dyes out of the back of his van, court only Frankie. Nicola's ensuing jealousy sets in motion a series of betrayals driving a wedge into their friendship and forces Frankie to take a stand for herself. Swimming is an intimate look at friendship, love and breaking away, set amidst the backdrop of a bustling beach town. -- © Oceanside Pictures [More]
Starring: Lauren Ambrose, Jennifer Dundas Lowe, Joelle Carter, Jamie Harrold
Starring: Lauren Ambrose, Jennifer Dundas Lowe, Joelle Carter, Jamie Harrold, James Villemaire, Josh Pais, Sharon Scruggs, Joshua Harto, Anthony Michael Ruivivar
Director: Robert J. Siegel
Director: Robert J. Siegel
Screenwriter: Lisa Bazadona, Robert J. Siegel, Grace Woodard
Producer: Linda Moran, Robert J. Siegel
Composer: Mark Wike
Studio: Oceanside Pictures
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