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- 2002
- R
- Oceanside Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
- 2002
- R
- Oceanside Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
Summary An intimate look at friendship, love and breaking away, set amidst the backdrop of a bustling beach town. (Oceanside Pictures)
Directed By: Robert J. Siegel
Written By: Lisa Bazadona, Grace Woodard, Robert J. Siegel
- 2002
- R
- Oceanside Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
- 2002
- R
- Oceanside Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
Swimming
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Summary An intimate look at friendship, love and breaking away, set amidst the backdrop of a bustling beach town. (Oceanside Pictures)
Directed By: Robert J. Siegel
Written By: Lisa Bazadona, Grace Woodard, Robert J. Siegel
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
71
88% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
12% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The result is a lovely piece of writing brought to life by a terrific cast, a vivid sense of place and, not incidentally, some perfectly chosen pop tunes by such as Bree Sharp, Leona Naess, Smog and Tin Star. As for Lauren Ambrose, her big-screen debut is a revelation.
Director Robert J. Siegel allows the characters to inhabit their world without cleaving to a narrative arc. It's a luxurious hangout; spaces burgeon with goofy love and generous confusion.
Ambrose's Frankie, who is more intelligent and capable of reflection than those around her but is even more unworldly than she realizes, is tremendously appealing.
Swimming 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. The face belongs to Lauren Ambrose.
Yes, there is a very palpable lesbian erotic undercurrent pervading this film. However, the reason it's so palpable is because it's so subtly and deftly handled...AND it's only one thread of the film's storyline.
There's nothing particularly startling or new in the script by Siegel and his co-writers Lisa Bazadona and Grace Woodard - except that it, refreshingly, draws its characters in real-life shades of gray.
Ambrose owns this crawlspace between being fierce and being fragile. But she can't escape the fact that her role is underwritten; the script suffers from an excess of subtlety.
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Release Date Jul 26, 2002
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating R
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Awards
Woodstock Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
L.A. Outfest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Florida Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
