FitnessProsBooks.com - The Big Bad Swim
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Manufacturer: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Starring: Paget Brewster; Jeff Branson; Jess Weixler; Ricky Ullman
Directed By: Ishai Setton
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0096009512590
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-07-24
Running Time: 93
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Customer Rating:
Summary: A Story on a very human scale....
Comment: The premise for 2006's "The Big Bad Swim" is an adult swim class at a pool in Connecticut, at which a young instructor tries to help the members of the class overcome their respective fears of the water. Away from the pool, the camera will follow the instructor and two of the students as they work through personal challenges, the resolution of which ultimately loop back through the class.
The movie portrays a very human-scale story. There are no car chases, murders, or extraordinary events, just people working through disappointments, divorces, deadend jobs, and second chances. Jeff Branson is the swimming instructor, an earnest young man trying to deal with a significant disappointment, the nature of which is not immediately revealed. His heart is in the right place, and we cannot help but root for his success. Paget Brewster plays a high school teacher going through a painful divorce and trying to restart her life. A chance friendship made at the class leads to new possibilities she is alternatively eager and reluctant to embrace. Jess Weixler plays a casino card dealer and hardened part-time stripper looking for an upside to her life, who finds that sometimes, you just have to ask.
The approach is generally humorous, although we are allowed to share the anxiety of the students over their fear of the water and other challenges in their lives. The plot device of having a couple of students present part of the story as a film documentary is only a partial success. However, tight direction and the deliberate, naturalistic pacing of the story carry the day.
"The Big Bad Swim" is very highly recommended as an entertaining and different indie film, a comedy-drama presented on a very human scale.
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Summary: Great fun in the shallow end of the DVD aisle
Comment: Why is it so many lesser quality films draw so much attention, when a sweet little film like this gets left by the wayside?
I bought this DVD for one reason: Paget Brewster. What I discovered instead was a sweet film about people and relationships and taking chances and dealing with our faults and insecurities. Whoever came up with the cover art is selling sizzle for a film full of substance.
Jess Weixler, of 'Teeth', is great. And how many times do you get to talk about such strong female roles? I can't recommend this highly enough.
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Summary: Must see indie film
Comment: I just saw this film aboard the MV Explorer where the director (Ishai Setton) was present for a QA afterward. What else can I say that hasn't already been said by the other reviewers? Great story, great acting, and great directing. The characters are genuine and likable and the whole film has a "real" feel about it. Hollywood is rarely able to put anything together like this. Give it a watch. I know I'm looking forward to more of Ishai's work.
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Summary: A ripple, not a splash
Comment: This movie sneaks up on you. As someone who has always been terrified of water and failed a few swim classes, and as someone who's taken (and taught) quite a few adult ed classes, I was able to relate to the film.
The director picks up the mood of the class...uneasy camaraderie and surprising friendships. We see the characters growing and changing through their whole lives as they engage in the class. Tbere's a lot of truth here: as people get stronger physically, they get stronger emotionally. I've seen this happen at the gym.
I don't agree with the reviewer who objected to incomplete story lines, such as the angry man who leaves or the mom who never returns to class. These incidents make the film real. You get students like those in just about every class.
Spoiler alert:
I was surprised at the outcome. In most swim classes, at least one person doesn't conquer his or her fear. When I took swim classes, I was the one who never got it. But I loved this film.
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Summary: Ricky Ullman is Raviv now..
Comment: Being one who enjoys following up-and-comers, this movie was great to watch. The story moves seemingly slow at times, only because it's less dramatized than Hollywood tends to make theirs. Which happens to be what's so appealing about this flick as well. Great characters, great actors, and a great story are all included.
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Editorial Reviews:
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A sexually-charge comedy about love, loss, and second chances. Audience Award Best Feature Film Winner at the Tallgrass Film Festival. Best American Independent Winner at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Best Feature Film Winner ath the Annapolis Film Festival. Bonus Features include: Filmmaker's Commentary, Cinematographer's Video Journal, and Deleted Scenes.
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