Swimfan 2002

Critics score:
14 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: It's like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend. You don't want to call the cops. You want to call Domino's. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Swimfan, like Fatal Attraction, eventually goes overboard with a loony melodramatic denouement in which a high school swimming pool substitutes for a bathtub. Read more

John Anderson, Newsday: Departs from being a psychological thriller and becomes a sort of bloodless slasher film. Read more

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: Director John Polson mutes the conservative sexual politics of the original film, focusing on the lightweight, efficient suspense story. Read more

Sheila Norman-Culp, Associated Press: It would be so easy for an actress to overplay this role, to morph into high camp, but Christensen stays icy cool. Read more

Manohla Dargis, Los Angeles Times: Ripped from the pages of the See Dick Run, See Jane Stalk Him handbook, the thrill-less thriller Swimfan is as dumb as it gets. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Proof that a thriller can be sleekly shot, expertly cast, paced with crisp professionalism... and still be a letdown if its twists and turns hold no more surprise than yesterday's weather report. Read more

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Not really a thriller so much as a movie for teens to laugh, groan and hiss at. Read more

Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News: It's a cheap thriller without the cheap thrills. Read more

Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly: The story may not be new, but Australian director John Polson, making his American feature debut, jazzes it up adroitly. Read more

Charles Taylor, Salon.com: The first Fatal Attraction was vile enough. Do we really need the Tiger Beat version? Read more

Trevor Johnston, Time Out: Only the very easily pleased will be able to see past its limitations. Read more

Scott Foundas, Variety: A chiller resolutely without chills. Read more

Laura Sinagra, Village Voice: Nothing plot-wise is worth e-mailing home about. Read more