Sink or Swim

Name: Sink or Swim
Genre: Drama, Sport, Comedy
Released: September 27, 2019
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 47
Cast: Alban Ivanov, Benoît Poelvoorde, Félix Moati, Guillaume Canet, Jean-Hugues Anglade

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StudioCanal | Release Date: September 27, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Alban Ivanov, Benoît Poelvoorde, Félix Moati, Guillaume Canet, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Leïla Bekhti, Marina Foïs, Mathieu Amalric, Philippe Katerine, Virginie Efira

Summary: A group of 40-something guys, all on the verge of a mid-life crisis, decide to form their local pool's first every synchronized swimming team - for men. Braving the skepticism and ridicule of those around them, and trained by a fallen champion trying to pull herself together, the group set out on an unlikely adventure, and on the way willA group of 40-something guys, all on the verge of a mid-life crisis, decide to form their local pool's first every synchronized swimming team - for men. Braving the skepticism and ridicule of those around them, and trained by a fallen champion trying to pull herself together, the group set out on an unlikely adventure, and on the way will rediscover a little self-esteem and a lot about themselves and each other.… Expand

Director: Gilles Lellouche

Genre(s): Drama, Sport, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 122 min

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Allan Hunter

Oct 10, 2019

Sink Or Swim works because of a screenplay with some genuinely funny moments and a jaunty, confident approach from Lellouche that displays his sure comic timing and faith in the performers. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Sep 26, 2019

A gentle, genial dip into a pool of midlife despair. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Sep 29, 2019

It’s well-acted and broadly sympathetic, but a time-killer of a comedy that kills too much time for its own good. Read full review

David Rooney

Oct 10, 2019

The humor is sometimes strained, and Lellouche doesn't always demonstrate the lightest of touches. Read full review

Oct 10, 2019

Veering between sentimental and salty, philosophical and goofy, writer/director Gilles Lellouche’s Gallic stab at a “Full Monty”-style uplifter is too waterlogged with the genre’s well-worn staples (training comedy, bite-sized humiliations) and too uninterested in story/character details (turning paunchy mopers into athletic competitors) to offer anything truly refreshing about the solution to middle-aged dejection. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Oct 10, 2019

The reliably charismatic work of its players, notably ringleader Mathieu Amalric, keeps this somewhat soggy macaron diverting. Read full review

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LewisDanny

Jul 25, 2020

A genuinely moving, funny and well-acted comedy. I generally don't watch foreign films, but this is damn fine

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DogeGamer2015

Jun 6, 2021

Es una disfrutable película francesa; la trama es divertida y a la vez dramática, las actuaciones son buenas y las escenas de natación están bien dirigidas; es una buena opción para pasar un rato agradable.

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