SummaryEurope's most daring and inventive writer/director, François Ozon, reunites with his two favorite leading ladies, Charlotte Rampling (of "Under the Sand") and Ludivine Sagnier (of "8 Women") in this deliciously sophisticated and sexy mystery. (Focus Features)
Directed By:François Ozon
Written By:François Ozon, Emmanuèle Bernheim, Sionann O'Neill
Swimming Pool
Metascore
Generally Favorable
70
User score
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6.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
84% Positive
31 Reviews
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90
The tension is never crushing, as it would be in an American job. Instead, it grows by increments, until you realize the movie, in its quiet way, has you snared entirely.
80
Swimming Pool returns Ozon to the psychological complexities of "Under The Sand" and his early mini-feature "See The Sea," and he again proves himself a master of building shocking moments from a series of seemingly insignificant gestures and throwaway lines.
User score
Generally Favorable
65% Positive
26 Ratings
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18% Mixed
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7 Ratings
7 Ratings
Jun 25, 2023
1
first of all how is this movie has above average rating!.
the story is just plain and not interesting the characters are dull, i felt like im watching a teenage film from Netflix, i was patient and hoped the movie would get better at the end but i couldn't wait i was getting bored of this mainly fillers and skipped forward and i am very thankful i did because the ending was really dumb. i regret i wasted my time watching this terrible movie, so my final score is 1/10 strongly not recommended, one of the worst movies I've watched this year.
75
In its own slightly disturbing way, this psychological thriller serves as an absorbing diversion without sapping brain cells -- almost the perfect summer movie for smart people.
75
Clever and unhurried mystery.
70
Unfortunately, after the well-honed psychological melodrama of its first half, this wanders off into the metaphysical territory of Ingmar Bergman's "Persona" (a much better film).
63
Along with co-writer Emmanuele Bernhein, Ozon...has crafted a contemplative blend of fantasy and reality that illuminates the mysteries of the creative process.
38
A hollow excuse for an erotic mystery.
Feb 24, 2015
1
I very rarely write a bad review, but felt I needed to for this. I actually forced myself to sit through this, I really wish I hadn't. Apart from the daughter (who is beautiful).. everything else about this film was awful, up there with the worst films I've ever watched, and I've watched some stinkers trust me!! Perhaps I didn't "get it" but I wasted 102 minutes of my life watching this, a film of which I add, I had high hopes for.
Production Company:
- Fidélité Productions
- France 2 Cinéma
- Gimages
- FOZ
- Headforce Ltd.
- Canal+
Release Date:Jul 2, 2003
Duration:1 h 42 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Dive into this summer's sexiest mystery
Awards
European Film Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
London Critics Circle Film Awards
• 2 Nominations
César Awards, France
• 2 Nominations
