Swimming with Men

Swimming with Men is a 2018 British comedy 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.[1][2]

Swimming with Men
Directed byOliver Parker
Produced byStewart Le Marechal
Anna Mohr-Pietsch
Maggie Monteith
Screenplay byAschlin Ditta
Based onAllt flyter
Starring
Music byCharlie Mole
CinematographyDavid Raedeker
Edited byLiana Del Giudice
Production
company
  • Met Film Production
  • Dignity Film Finance
  • Shoebox Films
  • Amp Film
  • Kerris Films
  • Umedia
Distributed byGEM Entertainment
Release date
  • 6 July 2018 (2018-07-06) (United Kingdom)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Screenwriter Aschlin Ditta based the script on the 2010 Swedish documentary Men Who Swim.[3]

Plot

When accountant Eric (Brydon) seeks to win back his wife Heather (Horrocks), 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.

Cast

Production

The scenes from the Championship / Competition were filmed at the 25/50 metre pool in Basildon Sporting Village.

Release

The film closed the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 1 July 2018 before going on general release in the UK on 4 July.[4]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 44% based on reviews from 25 critics. The site's consensus states: "Swimming with Men touches on thought-provoking themes surrounding modern masculinity, but ultimately never manages to do much more than tread water."

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film 3/5.[1] Empire gave it two stars and compared it unfavorably to The Full Monty.[5]

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See also

References
  1. Swimming With Men review The Guardian, 5 July 2018
  2. "Swimming With Men review: Isn't as funny as we want it to be".
  3. Swimming with Men review The Guardian, Simran Hans, 8 July 2018
  4. "News: Release Date Confirmed For Swimming With Men Starring Rob Brydon". Beyond The Joke. 2 May 2018.
  5. Swimming with Men review Empire Online


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