ChanBot
i must have seen a different film!!
Konterr
Brilliant and touching
Lancoor
A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action
johnwoodhousecat
Light hearted but with a serious message about male loneliness and divorce.spotted Wandsworth town hall and Tooting bec lido. Also Croydon clocktower. But which pool was used? Chuckled a bit.
Pjtaylor-96-138044
'Swimming With Men (2018)' isn't really all that funny and makes a number of missteps, mostly relating to the validity of its central 'struggle' and its overall resolution regarding everything other than its eponymous activity. These issues add to a general sense of banality, that is in itself only really reduced by the initial 'uniqueness' of the central conceit - one that soon becomes a very standard 'home away from home', self-discovery sort of scenario. There's also overall likability that makes even the most uninspired of moments seem somewhat worthy of watching (if only to give them the benefit of the doubt). The movie is never bad but it is never particularly good either, finding its footing as a suitably floaty and often pleasingly pleasant picture that fails to really drag you into the depths it simply doesn't have. It manages to usually be fairly enjoyable while it gives you glimpses of something just under the surface, though, something that adds this slight air of authenticity to its mostly realistic characters and mid-life crisis narrative. It's one that is pretty sad, almost dark, at its heart and ostensibly only uplifting because films of this kind essentially have to be (almost to the detriment of believability, in this case). However, I didn't expect much more and so I wasn't disappointed. 5/10
lonker
I think the idea of the movie is nice and funny, the message too, but the realisation is poor. There is nearly no thrill, not deeper view into the single characters and some dialogs are more than cheesy. some interessting characters who telling some jokes are not enough to make a movie worth watching. wasted time.
thomas-78944
Just watched Swimming with Men in Germany ahead of its UK release next month. Lots of laughs, good clean fun, but with an excellent message about team work and mateship. Don't let the title put you off- this is a great little gem of a film.
