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Swimming with Men

2018

Oliver Parker

Charlotte Riley, Rupert Graves, Jim Carter, Rob Brydon ...

5.2

133

Comedy Faced with a full-blown mid-life crisis, accountant Eric (Rob Brydon) joins an all-male group of synchronised swimmers, discovering that making patterns in a pool can, for a couple of hours at least, smooth out the bumps in his work and marriage. Initially keeping their personal lives in the locker, the ramshackle squad and coach Susan (Charlotte Riley) slowly learn to reveal their inner lives, as well as their paunches. But can they ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"[It] is amiable enough, but does suffer from the over-familiarity of themes and plot-points"	NEU
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"Sinks quickly (...) Aiming for charm but instead coming across as hopelessly forced, 'Swimming With Men' barely manages to stay afloat."	NEG
United Kingdom	Olly Richards Time Out	"It’s a promising idea and has an extremely talented cast, but it never quite fulfils its potential (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It’s always amiable and silly (...) This film floats (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Geoffrey Macnab The Independent	"[It] isn’t as funny as we want it to be (...) Parts of the plot are a little leaky (...) The team’s trip to Italy for the world championships provides some of the best moments (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"Rob Brydon's charm keeps this formulaic comedy afloat (...) His performance matches the modesty of the surroundings (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Teo Bugbee The New York Times	"Although the film has no grand cinematic ambitions, its unsensationalized focus on these aging bodies invites welcome kindness."	POS
United States	Sheila O'Malley rogerebert.com	"The ensemble work among the group of actors in 'Swimming With Men' is very strong (...) But the film doesn't invest in them emotionally (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU

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