Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

tsimshotsui Water Lilies is a sincere debut from Celine Sciamma. She is one of the most interesting filmmakers to me because she makes great choices on subject matters to deal with, and actually makes an effort to explore areas of humanity that may not be as easily accessible to her (which doesn't seem hard but if you could just see the number of respected filmmakers who just stick to their limited perspectives again and again...). Water Lilies is not an exception to this. It tells the story of Marie and Anne, best friends, one a little too small a frame for synchronized swimming, the other a little bit the opposite. Marie and her storyline takes most of the screen time, and while I loved every bit of it, I also wanted equal screen time and focus with Anne. Marie finds herself getting attracted to Floriane, played by Adèle Haenel who is really magnetic here. Anne is attracted to this boy, but of course body image issues and society make that harder. Her storyline, though too short for my liking, gets an amazing ending. Louise Blachère is great in the role.

Jordache Wee Screenwriter Céline Sciamma made her first debut as director in this film, opening up various opportunities to explore the storyline and future projects. Pauline Acquart and Louise Blachère shows their efforts grabbing the audiences in full attention.The relationships revolved within a local swimming pool in a Parisian suburb where the local synchronized swimming team practices.The story encounters Marie (Pauline Acquart)and Blonde Floriane (Adele Haenel), both skilled swimmer and athlete with raging hormones. And doing things like many teenagers would do.Naissance des Pieuvres, literally translated means The Birth of Octopi, is described as one of the slipperiest teenage drama.

queenehlana I've seen more than a dozen lesbian films. This is the worst one, probably. Or at least the most boring. I can see how it could interest someone who has puberty on their mind or wants perhaps to commiserate with some lameness that happened in their own life. But it's just a basically quiet film, not much is said, reminds me of how boring my teen years were... when I had nothing to say because I knew nothing. Don't waste your time on this if you are at all picky with your movies. I gave it a rating of 1 star, and I haven't given any other film that rating, not even When Night Is Falling, which in some ways is worse. The rating is based on how worth watching it is. If you are looking for fun entertainment, definitely avoid this.

tedg Perhaps the most crowded genre is the "coming of age" drama. It is also, I believe, the most abused. It is hard to do something important, something other than twisting basic experiences we all had.Breillat matters to me because she has guts, Campion because she is a poet. I expect tomorrow to be changed by "Innocence."This is too ordinary to register. Sure the girls are engaging, and the fear of being real enough. But it is just too ordinary.The extra gimmick here is a swimming pool, girl's locker room, trim and not so trim bodies is suits, and the commitment to a synchronized swimming team. The metaphor is just too heavy. Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.