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Swimming with Men sports comedy-drama film starring Rob Brydon , Jane Horrocks , Rupert Graves , Daniel Mays , Thomas Turgoose , Jim Carter , Adeel Akhtar and Charlotte Riley . It was directed by Oliver Parker .[2] [3]
Screenwriter Aschlin Ditta based the script on the 2010 Swedish documentary Men Who Swim .[4]
When accountant Eric seeks to win back his wife Heather, he stumbles upon a solution in the form of a male synchronised swimming team: Men Who Swim. Joining his local team, Eric finds brotherhood in this crew as they train for the World Championships in Milan .
Production [ edit ]
The scenes from the championship competition were filmed at the 25 x 50 metre pool in Basildon Sporting Village.
Release [ edit ]
The film closed the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 1 July 2018. It went on general release in the UK on 4 July.[5]
Reception [ edit ]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 54% of 46 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "Swimming with Men touches on thought-provoking themes surrounding modern masculinity, but ultimately never manages to do much more than tread water."[6] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 44 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[7]
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian [2] Empire The Full Monty [8]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Swimming With Men review: Isn't as funny as we want it to be" The Independent Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.
^ Hans, Simran (8 July 2018). "Swimming With Men review – Rob Brydon takes the plunge" . The Guardian
^ "News: Release Date Confirmed For Swimming With Men Starring Rob Brydon" . Beyond The Joke . 2 May 2018.
^ "Swimming With Men" . Rotten Tomatoes Fandango . Retrieved 5 August 2023 .
^ "Swimming with Men" . Metacritic . Retrieved 5 August 2023 .
^ Beardsworth, Liz (5 July 2018). "Swimming with Men review" . Empire
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