SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Wizard-8 As you have no doubt concluded, even if you have just read the premise of this movie and not have actually watched it yourself, what we have here is a rip-off of "Fatal Attraction" - though this rip-off is aimed at a youth audience. But I think any youth who has some smarts will see this as a really bad movie. It makes the same mistake "Fatal Attraction" did - it makes its male protagonist an unlikable figure (he has a criminal past, he cheats on his girlfriend, etc.) But the problems with the screenplay go beyond that. The male protagonist is also very stupid, failing to tell key people his problem (though that may have ended the movie quickly). The story is painfully predictable even if you haven't seen "Fatal Attraction", and things are wrapped up at the end so quickly, you'll be thinking, "That's it?" While "Fatal Attraction" had some serious flaws, I would encourage youths (or anyone else) to watch that movie instead of "Swimfan".

BA_Harrison High-school swimmer Ben Cronin (Jesse Bradford) is good looking, popular, has a pretty devoted girlfriend, Amy (Shiri Appleby), and a promising future—kinda makes you sick doesn't it? But after new-girl Madison (Erika Christensen) sets him in her sights, seducing him in the school pool, his perfect life gradually turns into a living hell.Yup, it's a teen version of Fatal Attraction, with middle-aged Michael Douglas replaced by hunk Bradford and scary Glenn Close substituted for curvaceous but clearly cuckoo Christensen. Formulaic, predictable and undemanding, there's very little here to surprise the viewer, and the ease with which Madison goes about her business requires suspension of disbelief on a massive scale; despite this, Swimfan still manages to be a fun little thriller, helped immensely by surprisingly solid performances from the young eye-candy cast and effective direction from John Polson, who at least executes his well-worn clichés with a degree of style.

Steve Pulaski What is disappointing about Swimfan is it is always heavily criticized because of its similarity to Fatal Attraction. Most recently, Beyonce's film Obsessed was victim to the same harsh criticism. Swimfan is strong on its own, and when you look past Fatal Attraction, its a good film. Same with Obsessed. They aren't as good as Fatal Attraction, but they have a good cast and good events that create an all around good movie.Jesse Bradford is the star I'm on the lookout for now. Since his role as the misogynist jerk in I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, I've been renting and watching My Sassy Girl, Romeo + Juliet, and now Swimfan. With movies like this I don't even know he's in them until I see them. I was researching his filmography, and to my surprise, he has been in quite a handful of movies. I noticed he was in Clockstoppers, which I continuously saw ads for as a kid, not knowing the lead guy standing tall in the poster was him.Swimfan focuses on a very athletic and fit high school student named Ben Cronin (Bardford) who is desperate to obtain a scholarship for swimming. He has good parents, a loving girlfriend, but a past history of substance abuse. Seeing a woman with her locker not opening, Ben stops and helps the girl named Madison Bell (Christensen). Madison becomes increasingly attracted to Ben which leads to them having sex in the school pool.Frustrated and regretful, Ben wants to just leave everything where it's at and move on in his life. Madison continues to show signs of obsession to Ben only motivated by his constant resistance and aggravation when she is around. She likes him, and won't take no for an answer.Is it similar to Fatal Attraction? Yes. It is a flatout copy? Not necessarily. For one, Swimfan uses teens as its victims. And it manages to come up with its own ideas for these characters. I'm not saying Fatal Attraction wasn't unique, but this isn't either.The best thing about these female obsession films is they're done with a sense of realism and they don't go over the top with their antics. I will say, that the sad part is both Obsessed and Swimfan have only a PG-13 rating. With films about female obsession, I'd appreciate if these films had gone a bit further with their antics, while keeping that same sense of realism by not overdoing it, and earn an R rating by the MPAA.Besides being a little toned down and some moments on the dull side, Swimfan manages to squeeze its way in the recommendation side of the film section. It is suspenseful in parts and some scenes, mainly the scenes in the end, are well crafted and well executed. It's a mixed bag. A bag that shouldn't be avoided.Starting: Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby, Clayne Crawford, Jason Ritter, and Dan Hedaya. Directed by: John Polson.

James Morris OK, I'm probably going to be called simple here.... but it is a good film.Sometimes its easy to get caught up in how stylish a film is, how its shot, the mood and how we are to understand the feeling of a character.sometimes you need a no brainer! this is it, its not clever nor does it try to be. its a simple film, made on lowish budget, but delivers a damn entertaining performance by all parties involved.if you don't expect an art house flick, but want a decent night in then this is for you.It is what it is...... very good! stop complaining and see a film for what it is not what you want it to be.top work all round!