Peyton List
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Young elite swimmer Claire is sent to Australia to coach a boys swimming team, where she must overcome an old rival and a secret fear to save the swimming camp from closing.
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| Homepage | https://www.swimmingforgold.com/ |
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| Release Date | 2020-09-17 |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Directors | Hayley MacFarlane, Ben Parkinson, Shing Fung Cheung |
| Producers | Janine Pearce, Kelly Son Hing, Phil Hunt, Larry Grimaldi, Steve Jaggi, Lionel Hicks, Compton Ross, Kylie Pascoe, Hannah Pillemer, Spencer McLaren, Fernando Szew |
| Writer | Eric Bergemann |
Average watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend unless you're just into swimming / swimming movies.
I already knew Peyton List could carry a movie, and Olivia Nardini is amazing, but this story carries a level of psychological nuance that I don't think it conveys properly. Partly because it hides the nuance in some of the characters as an unnecessary reveal later on, and partly because they just fail to have the character address it directly.
A lot of the movie is her just being a sullen jerk or an angry jerk, but the movie is fairly enjoyable. I think that is mostly due to the great character work by the cast.
While I don't think this movie is a waste of your time, there are just better things to watch.
— Kamurai