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Swimfan (2002)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:4

Rotten:12

Average Rating:4.3/10

Consensus: A Fatal Attraction rip-off, Swimfan is a predictable, mediocre thriller.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for mature thematic elements, sexual content, disturbing images and language

Runtime: 85 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Sep 6, 2002 Wide

Box Office: $28,303,771

Synopsis: This teen psychodrama directed by John Polson plays like a Generation Y version of FATAL ATTRACTION. Ben Cronin (Jesse Bradford) is a high school swimmer with an incredibly promising future. On the... This teen psychodrama directed by John Polson plays like a Generation Y version of FATAL ATTRACTION. Ben Cronin (Jesse Bradford) is a high school swimmer with an incredibly promising future. On the verge of securing a scholarship to Stanford, and in love with the too-good-to-be-true Amy (Shiri Appleby), Ben seems to have it all. But the arrival of a new student threatens to ruin everything Ben has worked so hard to attain. Temptation arrives in the form of Madison Bell (Erika Christiansen), a beautiful, sultry cellist whose overt sexuality is too much for Ben too handle. In a fit of passion, he succumbs to her advances, but is immediately wracked with guilt. Trying to eradicate his mistake before it can escalate any further, Ben confronts Madison. To his dismay, he discovers that she has formed an abnormally strong attachment to him. Soon, Ben has been accused of taking steroids, fired from his hospital job, and targeted by the police for trying to kill Amy. With the help of friends, Ben must find a way to expose Madison and stop her reign of terror. Polson's entertaining film is fueled by an amped hard rock soundtrack and Louis Febre's moody score. [More]

Starring: Jesse Bradford, Shiri Appleby, Erika Christensen, Dan Hedaya

Starring: Jesse Bradford, Shiri Appleby, Erika Christensen, Dan Hedaya, Kate Burton, Kia Joy Goodwin, Nick Sandow, Michael Higgins

Director: John Polson

Director: John Polson
Screenwriter: Philip Schneider, Charles Bohl
Producer: John Penotti, Allison Lyon Segan, Joseph M. Caracciolo
Composer: Louis Febre
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Director John Polson mutes the conservative sexual politics of the original film, focusing on the lightweight, efficient suspense story.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/08/08
J. R. Jones
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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It would be so easy for an actress to overplay this role, to morph into high camp, but Christensen stays icy cool.

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02/08/08
Sheila Norman-Culp
Sheila Norman-Culp
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It's like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend. You don't want to call the cops. You want to call Domino's.

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09/15/02
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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Not really a thriller so much as a movie for teens to laugh, groan and hiss at.

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09/13/02
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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09/13/02
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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Departs from being a psychological thriller and becomes a sort of bloodless slasher film.

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09/11/02
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday
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Proof that a thriller can be sleekly shot, expertly cast, paced with crisp professionalism... and still be a letdown if its twists and turns hold no more surprise than yesterday's weather report.

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09/11/02
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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Nothing plot-wise is worth e-mailing home about.

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09/10/02
Laura Sinagra
Laura Sinagra
Village Voice
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A chiller resolutely without chills.

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09/09/02
Scott Foundas
Scott Foundas
Variety
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It would be great to see this turd squashed under a truck, preferably a semi.

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09/06/02
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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The first Fatal Attraction was vile enough. Do we really need the Tiger Beat version?

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09/06/02
Charles Taylor
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It's a cheap thriller without the cheap thrills.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
09/06/02
Gary Dowell
Gary Dowell
Dallas Morning News
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[Swimfan] falls victim to sloppy plotting, an insultingly unbelievable final act and a villainess who is too crazy to be interesting.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
09/06/02
Jonathan Foreman
Jonathan Foreman
New York Post
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Swimfan, like Fatal Attraction, eventually goes overboard with a loony melodramatic denouement in which a high school swimming pool substitutes for a bathtub.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
09/05/02
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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The project's filmmakers forgot to include anything even halfway scary as they poorly rejigger Fatal Attraction into a high school setting.

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09/05/02
David Hunter
David Hunter
Hollywood Reporter
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Ripped from the pages of the See Dick Run, See Jane Stalk Him handbook, the thrill-less thriller Swimfan is as dumb as it gets.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
09/05/02
Manohla Dargis
Manohla Dargis
Los Angeles Times
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