A plodding teen remake that's so mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot twists.
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09/03/02
Swimfan (2002)
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Reviews Counted:89
Fresh:13
Rotten:76
Average Rating:3.9/10
Consensus: A Fatal Attraction rip-off, Swimfan is a predictable, mediocre thriller.
Runtime: 85 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: This teen psychodrama directed by John Polson plays like a Generation Y version of FATAL ATTRACTION. Ben Cronin (Jesse Bradford) is a high school swimmer with an incredibly promising future. On the... [More]
Starring: Jesse Bradford, Shiri Appleby, Erika Christensen, Dan Hedaya
Director: John Polson
Reviews for Swimfan
Top CriticNo points for originality, but young audiences will lap up the mix of nubile teens and cheap shocks, while the solid performances provide something for less hormone-ravaged viewers.
03/30/03
Top CriticIt's all just so trite and predictable.
09/26/02
Top CriticUltimately this is a pretty lame movie, without the sardonic wit that parts of the script had seemed initially to promise -- but workmanlike enough.
10/02/02
Top CriticA tapestry of loose ends.
02/08/08
If only the filmmakers had resisted the urge to go down the well-worn Hollywood thriller path.
08/29/02
'Even more reactionary and misogynist than Fatal Attraction.'
09/19/02
Only the very easily pleased will be able to see past its limitations.
02/09/06
Top CriticNo surprises.
10/06/02
Starts well, but ends up being derivative and annoying.
10/30/02
Take a life jacket.
09/15/02
If you're 16 or under, you might get a real charge out of Swimfan. Anyone over that age is likely to experience a crushing case of deja vu.
09/12/02
Starts out mediocre, spirals downward, and thuds to the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion.
09/09/02
The only excitement comes when the credits finally roll and you get to leave the theater.
09/06/02
It would be so easy for an actress to overplay this role, to morph into high camp, but Christensen stays icy cool.
02/08/08
Like its script, which nurses plot holes gaping enough to pilot an entire Olympic swim team through, the characters in Swimfan seem motivated by nothing short of dull, brain-deadening hangover.
09/15/02
...it’s sometimes difficult to know whether to admire “Swimfan” for being such a tidy little mimic that admittedly has its moments or to hate it for its utter lack of ingenuity and creativity.
10/15/02
It's like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend. You don't want to call the cops. You want to call Domino's.
09/15/02
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09/14/02
Top CriticFlat performances and a cumbersome plot keep the flame low on this crude teen potboiler.
09/13/02
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