Swimming with Men

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]

Swimming with Men
Directed byOliver Parker
Screenplay byAschlin Ditta
Based onAllt flyter
Produced by
  • Stewart Le Marechal
  • Anna Mohr-Pietsch
  • Maggie Monteith
Starring
CinematographyDavid Raedeker
Edited byLiana Del Giudice
Music byCharlie Mole
Production
companies
  • Met Film Production
  • Dignity Film Finance
  • Shoebox Films
  • Amp Film
  • Kerris Films
  • Umedia
Distributed byVertigo Releasing[1]
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.[4]

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 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 Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 54% based on reviews from 46 critics.[6] 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.[2] Empire gave it two stars and compared it unfavorably to The Full Monty.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Swimming with Men-UK Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
  2. Swimming With Men review The Guardian, 5 July 2018
  3. "Swimming With Men review: Isn't as funny as we want it to be". Independent.co.uk. 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26.
  4. Swimming with Men review The Guardian, Simran Hans, 8 July 2018
  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 October 10, 2021.
  7. Swimming with Men review Empire Online
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