Review of Swimming with Sharks (1994) by Joe E — 07 Jan 2008

SPOILERS: I was incredibly disappointed with the ending which I found to be too easy, too simple and just a little bit cack. What exactly was the incentive for Buddy to a)not report the horrible ordeal Guy had put him through and b)not report the murder? Why, now I think of it, did Guy even murder 'the best and most important thing that had ever happened to him'? I must have missed a point there somewhere coz that seemed a little daft and convenient.

But up until that point it was tense, edgy, funny and thrilling. The direction led us all over the place with the characters and the performance from Spacey was excellent.