Swimming for Gold

Magandang pelikula!

Magandang pelikula!

Do you do any research before making a movie? Is it that hard to find swimmers with acting experience? This entire movie reflects poorly on the swimming community. I hope someday the movie industry can portray the sport accurately. I'd be happy to provide tips for free if it would help produce a halfway decent swimming movie.

Clearly, these people have never seen nor talked to anyone that has actually swam competitively before. A little research into the role can go a long way...

Yes, the first thing that I noticed was that some of the dialogues appeared staged or scripted rather than natural. There was also little about the storyline that was truly surprising. That being said, I wouldn't write this movie off just yet. Once I had accepted that this movie wasn't going to win any Oscars, I began focussing on the elements that *were* enjoyable. As a former competitive swimmer, the intensity of training sessions throughout the day, the lack of sportsmanship between teams, and the suspense in winning by just 1/100 second were all recognisable. It was also pleasing to see the underwater shots of flip turns and the attention for peculiar techniques and considerations. Moreover, the performance of the main actors is admirable. Their physique was unmistakably that of a competitive swimmer, and mind you - this is not something anyone could achieve in six months or something. These actors have clearly been swimming for years. Yet they've also managed to convey the story in a reasonably convincing manner. Assuming that they are swimmers first and actors second, they are really quite all right. All in all, if you're looking for a story with unexpected turns or for subliminal acting, this might not be the movie for you. However, if you have any affinity with competitive swimming, I'd advise you to give it a shot. There's a good chance of finding many moments that are both relatable and entertaining.

While the main actress is Peyton List whom is American, this is an Australian film. You can find several excellent movies from there in any genre, action, horror, romance, drama, etc... so don't make them think otherwise. This particular movie may not be excellent but it's quite enjoyable if you're looking for a young sports romantic comedy.

Quite seriously. Don't waste your time. It was predictable, acting was bad and it wasn't even funny. Perhaps if you had young children it may have some redeeming value but we had to walk out half way. It was terrible. Sorry

Many scenes are filmed in places of outstanding beauty, and the people are really look looking too. The story is engaging and fun to watch. I enjoyed it a lot.

To all the clowns complaining about "professional swimmers know" and "cheesy characters" and all that mess...sit down and hush! This was a funny, happy, silly family feel good movie with a great message. This was a movie meant to give you a laugh, a smile and a sigh every now and then, it delivered on every point. We wish there were more movies that still tried to accomplish those simple things in a meaningful and classy way! Bravo...bravo...

Cheesy characters, predictable script, overacting aplenty. I've seen a few seriously fantastic Aussie movies, but most aren't done well. This one is right down there with them. It felt like watching a teen TV show with a bunch of episodes running end-to-end. If you're going to watch it - just keep your expectations low.