Review of The Swimmer (1968) by Michael T — 11 Apr 2014
The less said about the plot of The Swimmer, based on John Cheever's haunting short story, the better. Burt Lancaster plays a resident of an upper class Connecticut neighborhood (backyard pools, horse stables, chauffer's, and tennis courts) who emerges one late summer afternoon in the backyard of a neighbor he has not seen for awhile wearing only swimming trunks and declares his ambition to swim home from pool to pool in his affluent suburban neighborhood.
Something is not quite right here and the viewer quickly begins to wonder just what is going on with the protagonist through a series of revelatory interactions with the characters he meets. The recent Grindhouse Films Blu-Ray release is worth checking out.
This review of The Swimmer (1968) was written by Michael T on 11 Apr 2014.
The Swimmer has generally received very positive reviews.
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