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Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

rms7-584-490430 This was a gem of a movie with a strong cast. It deals with family dynamics in a painfully honest manner. Although appearing to be formulaic it is not. Parents of teenagers will enjoy and benefit from watching this movie. It also a love story which which appeal to the romantic viewer.The story unfolds slowly until you are taken in with the characters and the family secrets that unfold. set in Rode Island the 4th of July makes a good backdrop for the story lines woven through out the film.the film touches on a broad range of topics including virginity, death, suicide, euthanasia, cancer, teen pregnancy, sibling love, and friendship.

Windechoes I truly enjoyed the movie. Up until this evening I had not heard of the story, and it touches upon some of the more challenging facets in life. Yes, It has low points, but if you do not experience the sad, stressful, or adverse moments, you will never truly appreciate the good moments. This movie was an excellent example of not allowing opportunities to pass you by. We need to find ways to succeed at what we can and have faith in ourselves. This is the type of story that will be useful to me as a teacher helping my students find a positive outcome in such a stressful situation. If you would like to watch a movie that helps bring out the better side of humanity, showing how important communication is to be successful, then I would recommend Swimming Upstream.

equigley I also made the mistake of thinking that I was going to see the 2003 Swimming Upstream with Geoffry Rush. This was worse then a lot of student films that I have seen. The script was forced, the acting was subpar and the editing annoying. It was so slow that I just managed to force myself into staying. But I always give a movie a chance, so I suffered until the very end. Apparently there was a memo out about this movie, because my friend and I were the only ones in the theater. Why didn't somebody send me this memo?!?! That is why I'm posting, as a warning to others thinking of shelling out good money to see this. I just hope that you actually got to this page, and didn't get trapped like I did by looking at the wrong "Swimming Upstream." P.S. Sorry to the cast and crew if you are reading this. I know that you worked hard to make this. I know what goes into making a movie... keep trying!

erinlungs I too thought this was going to be the Aussie version but I was totally surprised and also amazed at this beautiful film. My sister and I sat and watched this together and by the end we were in tears as it was so touching and so well done. I think it is worth taking the time to see it. It deals with human emotion from the eyes of a 17 year old boy who comes from a dysfunctional family yet still finds it possible to rise above this and see life for what it can be. The best friend was an added bonus making light of a bad situation and keeping things linked. If not for anything else watch this for the amazing views shown throughout. See it for yourself as I did and and you may be pleasantly surprised.