Review of The Gymnast (2006) by Cheri H — 15 Apr 2011

I was curious to see who was the writer and director for this movie which turns out to be a young man (Ned Farr). He may have tried to do a good job with this film but it failed to interest me and there is a noticeable generational gap between both actresses (a 43 year old and a 28 year old) which adds to the character's shallowness, also lacks chemistry between the leads and relies too much on the amazing aerial acts.

I give it two stars mainly for the aerial acts and the incredible Malibu home shots- what a dream home!! We have a woman who used to be a famous gymnast named Jane (Dreya Weber) whose career ends as a result of an injury.

She becomes a massage therapist trapped in a pointless existance with her husband who does not want to have children despite her desire to have one. She takes anti-depressants and one day she starts work on an aerial act with another gymnast where she starts to develop an attraction for this person.

The story unfolds from there...There is more style than substance on this one so I am neutral about it but I honestly did not like it.