Swimming with Men

Swimming with Men
Swimming with Men
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Oliver Parker
Screenplay by	Aschlin Ditta
Based on	Allt flyter
Produced by	Stewart Le Marechal; Anna Mohr-Pietsch; Maggie Monteith;
Starring	Rob Brydon; Jane Horrocks; Rupert Graves; Daniel Mays; Adeel Akhtar; Thomas Turgoose; Jim Carter;
Cinematography	David Raedeker
Edited by	Liana Del Giudice
Music by	Charlie Mole
Production; companies	Met Film Production; Dignity Film Finance; Shoebox Films; Amp Film; Kerris Films; Umedia;
Distributed by	Vertigo Releasing
Release date	6 July 2018 (United Kingdom);
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Swimming with Men is a 2018 British sports comedy-drama 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.^[2]^[3]

Screenwriter Aschlin Ditta based the script on the 2010 Swedish documentary Men Who Swim.^[4]

Plot

When accountant Eric seeks to win back his wife Heather, 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

Rob Brydon as Eric Scott
Jane Horrocks as Heather Scott
Rupert Graves as Luke
Daniel Mays as Colin
Adeel Akhtar as Kurt
Thomas Turgoose as Tom
Jim Carter as Ted
Charlotte Riley as Susan
Nathaniel Parker as Lewis

Production

The scenes from the championship competition were filmed at the 25 x 50 metre pool in Basildon Sporting Village.

Release

The film closed the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 1 July 2018. It went on general release in the UK on 4 July.^[5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 54% of 46 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "Swimming with Men touches on thought-provoking themes surrounding modern masculinity, but ultimately never manages to do much more than tread water."^[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 44 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.^[7]

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film 3/5 stars.^[2] Empire gave it two stars and compared it unfavorably to The Full Monty.^[8]

References

^ "Swimming with Men (UK)". Box Office Mojo.
^ ^a ^b Bradshaw, Peter (5 July 2018). "Swimming With Men review – Rob Brydon dives in at the deep end". The Guardian.
^ "Swimming With Men review: Isn't as funny as we want it to be". The Independent. 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.
^ Hans, Simran (8 July 2018). "Swimming With Men review – Rob Brydon takes the plunge". The Guardian.
^ "News: Release Date Confirmed For Swimming With Men Starring Rob Brydon". Beyond The Joke. 2 May 2018.
^ "Swimming With Men". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ "Swimming with Men". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ Beardsworth, Liz (5 July 2018). "Swimming with Men review". Empire.

External links

Swimming with Men at IMDb

[1] "Swimming with Men (UK)". Box Office Mojo.

[Peter_Bradshaw-2] Bradshaw, Peter (5 July 2018). "Swimming With Men review – Rob Brydon dives in at the deep end". The Guardian.

[3] "Swimming With Men review: Isn't as funny as we want it to be". The Independent. 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.

[Simran_Hans-4] Hans, Simran (8 July 2018). "Swimming With Men review – Rob Brydon takes the plunge". The Guardian.

[5] "News: Release Date Confirmed For Swimming With Men Starring Rob Brydon". Beyond The Joke. 2 May 2018.

[6] "Swimming With Men". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[7] "Swimming with Men". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[8] Beardsworth, Liz (5 July 2018). "Swimming with Men review". Empire.

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