Sink or Swim (Le Grand Bain)
A group of 40-something guys form a first men's synchronised swimming team in this French midlife crisis ensemble comedy. Braving the skepticism and ridicule of onlookers, and trained by a fallen champion trying to pull herself together, the group set out on an unlikely adventure.
- Director:
- Gilles Lellouche ('The Secret Adventures of Gustave Klopp')
- Writer:
- Ahmed HamidiJulien LambroschiniGilles Lellouche
- Cast:
- Guillaume CanetMathieu AmalricBenoît PoelvoordeVirginie EfiraMarina FoïsPhilippe KaterineJean-Hughes Anglade
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Adam Fresco
flicksFrench actor-turned-director Gilles Lellouche delivers an amiable comedy drama, set in the world of all-male synchronised swimming. With plenty of heart, the top-tier middle-aged cast lend the witty, if predictable, story much needed sparkle.
Variety
pressAs harmless as it is silly, but dampened by idle gags, empty characterisation and an inordinate two-hour runtime.
Screen Daily
pressA surefooted crowdpleaser with enough warmth and the committed talents of a stellar ensemble cast to fend off any sense of predictability.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA sluggish two hours that delivers only in a triumphant final act that's as improbable as it is inevitable.
Flicks, Adam Fresco
flicksFrench actor-turned-director Gilles Lellouche delivers an amiable comedy drama, set in the world of all-male synchronised swimming. With plenty of heart, the top-tier middle-aged cast lend the witty, if predictable, story much needed sparkle.
Variety
pressAs harmless as it is silly, but dampened by idle gags, empty characterisation and an inordinate two-hour runtime.
Screen Daily
pressA surefooted crowdpleaser with enough warmth and the committed talents of a stellar ensemble cast to fend off any sense of predictability.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA sluggish two hours that delivers only in a triumphant final act that's as improbable as it is inevitable.
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