Swimming With Men
- 2018 film
A man bored by his job and increasingly alienated from his family joins an all-male synchronised swimming team. Stars Rob Brydon, Adeel Akhtar, Jim Carter, Rupert Graves, Daniel Mays and more.
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Rob Brydon talks ankle intimacy
"It addresses where we are in 2018 and where men are because of the gender politics. There are such huge changes going on. And I do think that there are a group of men who find themselves slightly adrift and not quite sure what role they are meant to fulfil."
Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 5th July 2018EIFF: Swimming With Men (30 June '18) review
Fun performances and sweet turns of narrative ... Swimming With Men is a comedic success
Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller, Edinburgh49, 5th July 2018Swimming With Men review
What gives it depth is that it's loosely based on a true story. The end credits tell us that 'in 2003 the Stockholm Art Swim Gents were formed as a protest against the meaninglessness of life. In 2009 they won the Men's World Championships'. So what the Swedes created as an anti-nihilistic art statement, we Brits turn into a middlebrow crowd-pleaser. Go figure.
Larushka Ivan-zadeh, Metro, 4th July 2018Swimming with Men -- no room for dry wit
Rob Brydon stars in this sinking Britcom about a synchronised swimming troupe.
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times, 4th July 2018Review: Swimming with Men
Swimming with Men is 2018's answer to The Full Monty, with middle-aged men regaining their masculinity by engaging in something considered very unmasculine, in this case, synchronised swimming.
Emily Harrison, The Upcoming, 3rd July 2018Swimming With Men is easy to get along with
It's very easy to get along with, boasting a big heart that it wears proudly - like a particularly bright and cheery inflatable armband.
Ross Miller, The National (Scotland), 2nd July 2018Swimming With Men review
Rob Brydon falls in the deep end with unfunny comedy on midlife blues.
Tilly Pearce, Metro, 2nd July 2018Review: Swimming with Men
Rob Brydon takes the plunge in this undemanding but gamely performed dramedy.
Angie Errigo, The List, 1st July 2018Rob Brydon interview
The Welsh actor/comedian/TV presenter, 53, dishes all on Steve Coogan and stripping off for his new comedy Swimming With Men.
Larushka Ivan-zadeh, Metro, 1st July 2018Q&A: Rob Brydon on new film Swimming With Men
Best known for co-starring in Gavin & Stacey, hosting Would I Lie To You? and jaunting around with Steve Coogan in The Trip, Rob Brydon graduates to leading man this month in new big screen comedy Swimming With Men.
Simon Button, Readers Digest, 9th June 2018