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 Swimfan (DVD)
 Swimfan (DVD) ... Christensen ... / DVD released 07 April, 2003 at Icon Home Entertainment / Features of the DVD: PAL, Widescreen / A distinctly mediocre high-school thriller, Swimfan is worryingly predictable not only in its general direction, but also in its details. The moment that high school swimmer Ben (Jesse Bradford) tells Madison, a wild-eyed upper-class blonde with whom he has had a one-night stand in the pool, that she misunderstands their relationship, you start looking at the things he values and guessing the order in which she will break them. There is the sweet old man he helps as a hospital volunteer; there is the best friend and rival; there is the sickeningly sweet girlfriend--and sure enough each of them in turn finds themselves in jeopardy. And you just know it was a mistake for him to tell Madison about his druggy past and show her how to jimmy her way into lockers. This is essentially a remake of Fatal Attraction, but one lacking the edge of madness that Glenn Close brought to her woman spurned. It combines by-the-numbers plot cues with some staggering implausibilities: at one point Ben is seriously suspected of a crime when he has nuns as witnesses to his presence in another state. Ill-thought-out in most ways, Swimfan's principal merit is Erika Christensen's loopy performance as Madison. On the DVD: Swimfan is presented in a widescreen visual aspect ratio of 1-85:1; but the Dolby Digital 5.1 sound sometimes has an imperfect balance between the crashing indie-rock score and the dialogue. The special features include deleted and extended scenes with or without commentary by director John Polson, an overly self-congratulatory commentary on the whole film by Polson and stars Bradford and Christensen, a mildly interesting featurette and the usual trailers and spots. --Roz KaveneyNewest Review: ... suggested that Ben let her watch him swim, resulting in her requesting lessons as she cannot swim. The very predictable ... more ... scene then appears where Ben is teaching Madison how to swim when he reaches the end of the pool and they stare into each others eyes, only a few feet apart. ‘hmm…I wonder what will happen next’ I think and right on cue she leans in for a kiss. Ben, showing very little willpower says ‘I cant I have a girlfriend’ but then seconds later they are going at it in the pool. Madison tells Ben to tell her he loves her while they are having sex, which Ben actually does! (Maybe he should have realised at this point that she’s a ...more |
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Swimfan [2002]
Release Date: 2007 - 10 - 01, Rating Suitable for 12 years and over, Last Update 09.01.2009 19:44
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Swimfan (DVD): Not a Fan!! (1128 words)
by NewYork2006 - written on 17/06/07 (Very useful, 128 readings)
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I vaguely remember seeing a trailer for this film years ago (released September 2002) and thinking ‘oh that looks quite good, I’ll have to watch that one day’. Well ‘one day’ turned out to be yesterday after I borrowed the DVD from my friend and watching the film proved to me that I didn’t actually need to watch the entire 90 mins as the best bits were in the trailer anyway! Don’t get me wrong, this wasn’t a completely awful film (though I certainly wouldn’t watch it again) and it did have some mildly entertaining parts but put simply, this is a modern ‘fatal attraction’ for teenagers. The basic premise of the film is that Ben Cronin (Jesse ...
Looks Like Someones Been Rummaging Through The Recycle Bin A ... (2327 words)
by BabyGirl* - written on 08/12/02 (Very useful, 131 readings)
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Have you ever wanted to see a film so bad, only to realise what a load of crap it was? Well that’s what happened to me with Swimfan. Let me explain. My friend Shannon and I have Monday afternoons free and have made a ritual of going to the cinema and then head to the bar next door for a drink and some lovely food ;) Anyway now that my best mate has found a new obsession with the gym we don’t go as often anymore. Well I told her we simply had to go and see Swimfan. From the trailer it looked like it would be a fast paced, thriller…well in reality it’s quite the opposite. Let’s just say we won’t be going to the cinema for a while now. ...
Swimfan (DVD): Fatal Attraction For Dummies (549 words)
by wampyrii - written on 16/12/02 (Very useful, 64 readings)
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Swimfan is Fatal Attraction for the teenage audience. Fatally dull and as attractive as watching cleavage, tight butts and inane $10,000 smiles for 90 minutes can ever be. If you're like me and fail to see the attraction of teen thrillers then it's also not in the slightest bit entertaining but that comes from someone who didn't care much for Fatal Attraction in the first place and who hates the way Hollywood cannibalises old ideas and repackages them with clueless 20 somethings playing over-sexed college kids year in year out. If you generally like teen movies then it may be safe to ignore me, I'm just a miserable sod, otherwise, yes it's ...
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