Directed by:
Luca GuadagninoScreenplay:
David KajganichCinematography:
Yorick Le SauxCast:
Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Corrado Guzzanti, Aurore Clément, Lily McMenamy, Elena Bucci, Alessandro Ferrara (more)Plots(1)
When a glamorous couple decide to vacation on a remote Italian island, their rest is disrupted by the sudden visit of an old friend and his luscious daughter. Suddenly, what was supposed to be a perfect romantic getaway turns into a whirlwind of jealousy, passion and danger, sparking some flames that should not necessarily be ignited... (StudioCanal)
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Unbeknownst to me, I was thinking the whole time: "They're dealing with the same thing Romy Schneider did years ago!" And I wasn't wrong. However, it doesn't matter, this new The Swimming Pool ideally fulfills all the needs of a summer movie theater visit when it's convenient to catch up on your own sun glare. Besides, it is very nice to see Tilda Swinton now and again.
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An adult love triangle, spiced up by a curious, sexy young girl. Guadagnino savors the eroticism of
exposed female bodies, hidden passions and the hot southern Italian climate. But the dramatic
aspect of his story works only at half-throttle. It would have passed as a dialogue-based movie with a
single open conversation (the guys’ quarrel) had the characters’ emotions burbling just beneath the
surface been stronger. But still, at least the filmmaking is rather original, which I appreciate.
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One of those films that is made by a European director who casts renowned European actors, so you would expect it would be a success. But the success does not arrive and you are left with nothing but suffering through two hours of a very average film that proves that even good European actors can portray utterly uninteresting characters. Even though at first sight it might seem different.
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Long and I admit, quite boring film for me, where it couldn't be completely expected how it would unfold, but on the other hand, I didn't enjoy the journey the movie took to reach this goal. The performances are good and maybe I underestimated Dakota, but the film still didn't convince me that this is something big.
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My strategy of not reading the comments and reviews before the film backfired. I had to suffer through two hours of boredom and misery, and I saw much more than I wanted to of the central four. Despite Ralph Fiennes’s great performance, his character was the proverbial pain in the ass. It remains a mystery to me why Dakota Johnson was cast into the role of a teenager when she looks at least thirty-five. The close-ups of her face were too close up. I found the characters annoying, I didn’t notice any plot, and I was bored to death. One star goes to Ralph Fiennes, even though his Harry was incredibly annoying.
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