Review of Water Lilies (2007) by Bob L — 04 Oct 2010

An intriguing film, if a little unsatisfying through it's lack of direction. On the one hand, it's a sapphic coming-of-age story of teenage girls centred around a synchronised swimming team, and there is the confusion of the interest in teenage boys.

The bad direction is that we see these girls trying to work out their sexuality, but actually not seeming to enjoy the notion of sex at all. There are lots of looks of unrequited lust but no passion. A bit overly long.

The shooting style is very nice, but that's the biggest praise I can muster.