
Eric (Brydon), who is suffering a mid-life crisis, eventually finds new meaning to his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team. Together they make a bid to compete at the unofficial Male Sync-Swimming World Championships, and no doubt a shot at personal redemption along the way.... (Full plot summary below)
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Eric (Brydon), who is suffering a mid-life crisis, eventually finds new meaning to his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team. Together they make a bid to compete at the unofficial Male Sync-Swimming World Championships, and no doubt a shot at personal redemption along the way.
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| Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAiming for charm but instead coming across as hopelessly forced, Swimming With Men barely manages to stay afloat. |
| Movie NationRoger Moore“Swimming” wears its “Full Monty” ambitions (it isn’t on that level, but its funny enough) on its trunks, with the flippant banter and blend of melancholy sentimentality and sight gag silliness. It even uses a Tom Jones anthem for its “big finish.” Yeah, there’s an “informal world championships” for men who do this. No, seriously. |
| The Mail on Sunday (UK)Matthew BondParker draws perfectly pitched performances from his well-chosen cast. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfWhat it needs is writing worthy of Brydon's talents, giving the main attraction a cinematic playground to explore, not a yellow line of cliché to follow. |
| Metro (UK)Larushka Ivan-ZadehMost of the beats are predictable... What gives it depth is that it's loosely based on a true story |
| New StatesmanRyan GilbeyFeel-good is declared the winning tone within minutes. The rest of the film is just splashing around in the shallow end. |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineEven if the script is relentlessly simplistic, hitting all of the usual plot points like clockwork, the characters are so engaging that it's difficult to remain cynical. |
| Screen InternationalWendy IdeThis latest in the ‘personal growth through gentle humiliation’ genre is amiable enough, but does suffer from the over-familiarity of themes and plot-points. |
| Sunday Times (UK)Edward PorterThe film moves quite easily from bittersweet tones to feel-good larkiness, in jaunty but formulaic style. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawThis film floats, but, like a synchro-swimmer doing the “egg beater” leg movement, it needs a fair bit of strenuous activity to keep it upright. |