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	SPLICEDwire \| "Swimfan" review (2002) John Polson, Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen
		"Swimfan" is the kind of thriller that requires, for the plot to move forward, a complete absence of common sense on the part of the hero -- in this case a high school swim team star (Jesse Bradford) with a sultry, psycho, jailbait stalker (Erika Christensen).
		Christensen -- Michael Douglas's smack-addicted daughter in "Traffic," a beautiful girl with the heart-shaped face and sly, portentous eyes -- is such a fun, wicked, spiteful villainess that she keeps the flick afloat all by herself.
		Of course, stuck with a hero that has no wits, "Swimfan" has to go to implausible extremes to find a climax, and in its final scenes even Christensen can't deliver a convincing performance when called on to take her character to the lunatic fringe.
	splicedwire.com /02reviews/swimfan.html (487 words)

	SWIMFAN - DVD
		Between stuttering cross-cutting, bad visual foreshadowing (that is better described as "visual sledge-hammering"), and a green colour filter that betrays poor Polson's desire to be David Fincher (or, closer, Joel Schumacher), Swimfan is a temple of disaster where the simple-minded bleat their obeisance--Enough for the babysitters' club.
		At the end of the day, the most trenchant thing one can offer about a film this stupid is that most attempts at setting tragedy and (especially) infidelity in high school (see also: O and Cruel Intentions) are doomed to the unbearable lightness at the heart of the high school experience.
		Swimfan may not deserve to look this good (although it has perhaps the most fascinating subtext of any American movie from last year), but hey, welcome to the world of DVD.
	filmfreakcentral.net /dvdreviews/swimfan.htm (434 words)

	Swimfan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The title of this article should be swimfan.
		The initial letter is capitalized due to technical restrictions.
		swimfan is a 2002 drama / psychotic thriller directed by John Polson and written by Charles F. Bohl and Phillip Schneider.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swimfan (208 words)

	SWIMFAN - DVD
		Between stuttering cross-cutting, bad visual foreshadowing (that is better described as "visual sledge-hammering"), and a green colour filter that betrays poor Polson's desire to be David Fincher (or, closer, Joel Schumacher), Swimfan is a temple of disaster where the simple-minded bleat their obeisance--Enough for the babysitters' club.
		At the end of the day, the most trenchant thing one can offer about a film this stupid is that most attempts at setting tragedy and (especially) infidelity in high school (see also: O and Cruel Intentions) are doomed to the unbearable lightness at the heart of the high school experience.
		Swimfan may not deserve to look this good (although it has perhaps the most fascinating subtext of any American movie from last year), but hey, welcome to the world of DVD.
	www.filmfreakcentral.net /dvdreviews/swimfan.htm (434 words)

	Top Box Office Movies - Swimfan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Although Swimfan performs a convincing breaststroke through the same old conventions of suspense that manages to tweak some interest in its premise occasionally, the movie simply settles into its unoriginal format that merely floats along in a pseudo-sensationalistic mode.
		Swimfan feels dogmatically tepid in its methodical plotline where we know for certain what twists and turns will occur thanks to a tattered and uninspired script by writers Charles Bohl and Phillip Schneider.
		Swimfan demonstrates its exhaustive laps up and down the lanes with rudimentary intrigue, a lackluster plot, and photogenic leads and supporting players who cater to the numbness of the film’s abysmal storyline.
	www.theworldjournal.com /special/movies/2002/swimfan.htm (1175 words)

	"Swimfan" - Salon
		"Swimfan" is such a blatant imitation of Adrian Lyne's Reaganite thriller that the only thing you can be grateful for is that it's far too clumsy to get people arguing about it or taking it seriously.
		The patsy here is Ben (Jesse Bradford of "King of the Hill" and "Bring It On"), a champion high school swimmer and former juvenile delinquent (drugs, thievery, a stint in juvie).
		If there's any way that "Swimfan" could have worked, it might have been as a horror-comedy about an inexperienced high-school boy who's certain that he and his girlfriend are going to be together forever, and whose expectations are upset by the temptress in his path.
	dir.salon.com /story/ent/movies/review/2002/09/06/swimfan/index.html (736 words)

	Bayonne, New Jersey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor (formerly the Military Ocean Terminal), located on the Eastern Side of Bayonne is now home to television and movie studios for shows such as HBO's Oz (1997-2003), A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).
		Films such as Hysterical Blindness (2002), Mortal Thoughts (1991) and Swimfan (2002), were all shot on location in Bayonne.
		The Bayonne Bridge and some of the downtown streets were filmed for the making of Spielberg's War of the Worlds.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bayonne,_New_Jersey (2339 words)

	Film Blather: Swimfan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Swimfan is one of those quick-buck thrillers in which unreasonably attractive actors in their mid 20s play high school teenagers who find themselves having to elude a psychopath/alien/ghost/forest spirit.
		While Swimfan at first dabbles in the intriguing concept that Madison is little more than a desperate, obsessed teenager, it eventually takes the most generic way out, and becomes a fairly retarded slasher/psychopath movie, which isn't nearly as interesting as any other alternative.
		Swimfan was dumped into theaters during the doldrums of mid-September, with only that idiotically revealing trailer to herald its arrival.
	www.filmblather.com /review.php?n=swimfan (720 words)

	SwimFan Movie Review \| Erika Christensen \| Shiri Appleby \| Jesse Bradford \| DVD \| Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		We're pretty sure Swimfan won't be the number one rental when it comes out on DVD and video March 11, 2003 - because it sucked.
		At the very beginning of SwimFan, Ben Cronin (Jesse Bradford) cheats on his girlfriend (Shiri Appleby) with the new girl, Madison Bell (Erika Christensen) and from then on Madison becomes a crazy, psycho stalker.
		Swimfan has a somewhat impressive teen cast with Erika Christensen of Traffic, Jesse Bradford of Clockstoppers and Shiri Appleby, formerly on Roswell.
	www.kidzworld.com /article/2477-swimfan-dvd-review (260 words)

	swimfan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		He's as cute as a button, and his character in "Swimfan," Ben Cronin, is about as smart as one.
		It's excruciating watching the talented Christensen vamp her way through "Swimfan." After a potent turn as Michael Douglas's drug-addicted daughter in "Traffic," Christensen should have been able to choose any project she wanted.
		Her logic in selecting "Swimfan" escapes me. Madison is presented so matter-of-fact she becomes one-dimensional, forcing Christensen to play only the surface of what should have been an extremely complex character.
	www.lightviews.com /swimfan.htm (754 words)

	Swimfan
		Swimfan is essentially Fatal Attraction for teens, and it does a horrible job of adapting the psycho mistress story for a younger generation.
		The main problem is that it is hard to keep a straight face while watching the movie; it is too tempting to break out into fits of laughter while watching these dumb kids try to go through the motions of an adult thriller/drama.
		This movie is a second glimpse at Christensen, who did a good job in Traffic, and serves as more of a coming out for Bradford and Appleby (from Nickelodeon movies and television, respectively), and is not a great way for any of them to establish themselves.
	www.haro-online.com /movies/swimfan.html (583 words)

	NextGen Electronics - Swimfan DVD Review
		Swimfan is one of those movies that serves it's purpose, it entertains you...
		Swimfan is plain and simply a good movie, sure it's no AFI Top 100 Classic, but it is entertaining and good for what it is.
		To be blunt, Swimfan is a solid addition to any DVD collection.
	www.nextgenelectronics.com /swimfan.shtml (310 words)

	Swimfan (2002)
		2002’s Swimfan takes the concept of the obsessed female stalker into the 21st century, as it transplants the scenario into the world of high school and Internet chat rooms.
		Swimfan appears in both an aspect ratio of approximately 2.35:1 and in a fullscreen version on this double-sided, single-layered DVD; the widescreen image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
		The Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack of Swimfan did little wrong, but it earned a “B” due to its general lack of ambition.
	www.dvdmg.com /swimfan.shtml (1401 words)

	Swimfan (2002): Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby - PopMatters Film Review
		Which is not to say that there's a single plot point in Swimfan that you can't see coming a mile away, except, maybe, the one where Madison, arrested, handcuffed, and hauled off in a cruiser, manages to grab a gun off one of her two handler-cops while they're stopped at a railroad crossing and.
		No doubt, distributors calculated Swimfan's arrival in theaters at the nadir of the film year, when competition is slim to none and most potential viewers are otherwise distracted.
		Careless and exploitative as it is, Swimfan's greatest offense may be that it offers so little to its target adolescent audience, retreading a trashy 1987 movie about stupid, selfish adults, battering its viewers with a ridiculous morality coda.
	www.popmatters.com /film/reviews/s/swimfan.shtml (1210 words)

	Swimfan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		"Swimfan" is a poorly rejiggered "Fatal Attraction" put into a high school setting.
		Well, the male lead in Fox's dumber-than-a-foul-pole "Swimfan" is obligingly slow on the uptake.
		Filmed in New Jersey and suburbs of New York City, "Swimfan" dog-paddles to the finish, while the borderline too-dark cinematography of Giles Nuttgens ("The Deep End") does a flip turn into the "bleach bypass" process.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /hollywoodreporter/reviews/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1665433 (455 words)

	Jigsaw Lounge - Swimfan
		Swimfan, on the other hand, is marked by a very old-school form of movie misogyny, with Madison a tiresomely familiar brand of bitch-on-wheels.
		Such watery shots are rather classier than this TV-movie-ish material deserves — cinematographer Nuttgens was recruited on the basis of his work in the adult-oriented The Deep End, a title which Polson must have regretted not being able to use.
		Hence the change in title for Swimfan, a film made with a very specific demographic target in mind: it was released on the first weekend of the new US high-school term with the smash-and-grab aim of attracting kids out on dates, and worked a treat on those terms, hauling in $11m to top the charts.
	www.jigsawlounge.co.uk /film/swimfan.html (796 words)

	Swimfan \| movies : ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Those bewitching orbs have a way of holding on to an adoring look of love a beat or two longer than they should, and that gives her the quality of a slightly possessed baby doll.
		Madison, who plays the cello, is immensely sensitive and intelligent, far too forceful a personality to ever speak in icky catchphrases like ''You are soooo busted!'' She's a bad girl disguised as a good girl, and she knows just how to nab a star athlete—by turning seduction into a contest.
		''Swimfan'' is 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.
	www.ew.com /ew/article/review/movie/0,6115,349821~1~0~swimfan,00.html (704 words)

	Swimfan - The Filthy Critic
		Despite Swimfan's cornhole-clogging shittiness, it inspired me. The handful of you who have read my reviews for a while know I've been listless; unemployed, mostly drunk, pissed at objects animate and inanimate and feeling personally insulted by the WB's fall lineup.
		And I found mine during a late screening of Swimfan, sitting in a sea of pimply and loud teenagers.
		Swimfan takes place in one of those make-believe high schools that filmmakers dream up because it's more convenient than a real place.
	bigempire.com /filthy/swimfan.html (1250 words)

	TheMovieBoy Review: Swimfan (2002)
		The latest thriller to join the ranks of 1987's "Fatal Attraction" and 1993's "The Crush" in the "One-Night-Stand-from-Hell" genre, "Swimfan" offers a classy visual sheen and some stronger-than-usual performances from a young cast to hide the fact that it is utterly derivative and clumsily predictable.
		That the setup for "Swimfan" is so surprisingly effective only makes the climax all the more disappointing.
		"Swimfan" is a technically well-made suspenser, and even features cursory entertainment value, but its abrupt drop in IQ points as it races to the finish line proves simply too discouraging to let slide.
	www.themovieboy.com /reviews/s/02_swimfan.htm (650 words)

	Swimfan - Rotten Tomatoes
		If swimfan does catch on, it may be because teens are looking for something to make them laugh.
		Swimfan, like Fatal Attraction, eventually goes overboard with a loony melodramatic denouement in which a high school swimming pool substitutes for a bathtub.
		[Swimfan] falls victim to sloppy plotting, an insultingly unbelievable final act and a villainess who is too crazy to be interesting.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/swimfan (959 words)

	Screen Gems: Swimfan: Eyewitness Newsroom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Jesse Bradford and Erika Christensen star in "Swimfan." But this film could have just as easily been called "Fatal Attraction for Kids." Bradford plays Ben Cronin, a promising high school swimmer, and Christensen is Madison Bell, a classmate who sets her sights on winning Ben's love.
		After dropping hints that she wants to be his girl, Madison takes a more direct approach in a swimming pool.
		The best thing "Swimfan" has going for it is that the movie doesn't drag.
	www.wvah.com /newsroom/screengems/020912.shtml (324 words)

	The GATE's DVD Review of 'Swimfan'
		In today's age of filmmaking, when almost anything is possible, it amazes me how often you really can judge a movie by it's trailer.
		Case in point, Swimfan is exactly what you'd expect when you see a trailer with a girl stalking a guy, who happens to be a swimmer.
		You get all the cheesy scenes, the bland closeups that try to shock you, the standard plot "twists", and a million of the same cinematic angles you'd expect from a wanna-be blockbuster.
	www.thegate.ca /dvd/swimfan.php (520 words)

	Zap2it.com - Movie news - Appleby Complains About 'Swimfan' Change
		12:09 PM PT HOLLYWOOD (Zap2it.com) - "Swimfan's" Shiri Appleby revealed that the ending of the film was changed last minute -- and she wasn't happy with the changes.
		In the film's original ending, Appleyby was supposed to be attacked in a hospital, but the director changed the setting to a swimming pool last minute, which didn't sit well with the water-phobic actress.
		"Swimfan" came in first place at the box office during the weekend, earning $11.3 million in its debut.
	movies.zap2it.com /movies/news/story/0,1259,-5--13663,00.html (185 words)

	Swimfan DVD Review at The Z Review UK DVD reviews
		SWIMFAN appears in both an aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and in a fullscreen version on a double-sided, single-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
		SWIMFAN is presented in a Dolby Digital 5.1 track, which for the most part was not as strong as its picture.
		Overall SWIMFAN presented inadequate depth to its Digital track, but I guess in its own right, the film was not a very engaging audio track from the start.
	www.thezreview.co.uk /dvdreviews/s/swimfan.htm (372 words)

	Swimfan News
		Jesse Bradford digs roles where crazy women flock towards him like flies to feces-in Swimfan, he had a psychotic internet stalker and in Heights, he was pursued by a relentless, aging actress.
		Shiri Appleby will forever be to me the mousy girl in that awful film Swimfan, where she played the girlfriend to the dude that was getting stalked by the psycho.
		She was a psycho in "Swimfan," dealt with a love triangle in "The Perfect Score" and had drug problems in "Traffic." After all of that, an ABC soap shouldn't seem like too much of a stretch for Erika...
	www.topix.net /movies/swimfan?scoring=d (450 words)

	Twentieth Century Fox: Swimfan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		SWIMFAN represents the combined efforts of two independent production companies - GreeneStreet Films (which last year produced the Oscar® nominated "In the Bedroom" and the acclaimed "Piñero") and Michael Douglas' Furthur Films, plus a team of talented filmmakers and actors - to bring something new to the thriller genre.
		While SWIMFAN's principal characters are teens, GreeneStreet and Furthur were intent on not condescending to their potential audience.
		But Polson's vision for SWIMFAN's fresh approach to the genre, and what producer Allison Lyon Segan calls his "strong directorial hand" evidenced in "Siam Sunset," were key qualities GreeneStreet and Furthur wanted for their film.
	www.swimfan4u.com /about_notes1.html (287 words)

	Swimfan
		This movie is what happens when Adrian Lynne gets knocked down by a speeding bus, spends five months in coma, and then is forced to direct his movie even before his physiotherapy sessions end.
		Swimfan is so bad one can see the "plot twists" coming from miles away.
		It is very hard to work up the same degree of contempt for Swimfan, however, because it is so ineptly scripted, acted, and directed.
	www.mrsgiggles.com /movies/swimfan.html (492 words)

	Shiri Appleby: Swimfan - Movie
		You know the part in swimfan when he finds is friend dead in the pool, that was the bunny rabit boiling in the pot on the stove in Fatal Attraction.
		Swimfan was bilt from The Fatal attraction sroryline.
		Swimfan however is still worth to check out for a lot of you.
	www.superiorpics.com /shiri_appleby/movie/2002_swimfan.html (734 words)

	Swimfan - VHS - Title SP - SZ Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		I understood it was about a stalker and it seemed like a thriller which is my type of film usually although it did also look like a teen movie.
		Swimfan is Fatal Attraction for the teenage audience.
		If you're like me and fail to see the attraction of teen thrillers then it's also not in the slightest bit entertaining but that comes from someone who didn't care much for Fatal Attraction in...
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /vhs-title-sp-sz/swimfan (342 words)

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