Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Am I Missing Something?

How wonderful it is to see this fine actress carry a film and carry it so beautifully.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

What is disappointing about Swimfan is it is always heavily criticized because of its similarity to Fatal Attraction. Most recently, Beyonce's film Obsessed was victim to the same harsh criticism. Swimfan is strong on its own, and when you look past Fatal Attraction, its a good film. Same with Obsessed. They aren't as good as Fatal Attraction, but they have a good cast and good events that create an all around good movie.Jesse Bradford is the star I'm on the lookout for now. Since his role as the misogynist jerk in I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, I've been renting and watching My Sassy Girl, Romeo + Juliet, and now Swimfan. With movies like this I don't even know he's in them until I see them. I was researching his filmography, and to my surprise, he has been in quite a handful of movies. I noticed he was in Clockstoppers, which I continuously saw ads for as a kid, not knowing the lead guy standing tall in the poster was him.Swimfan focuses on a very athletic and fit high school student named Ben Cronin (Bardford) who is desperate to obtain a scholarship for swimming. He has good parents, a loving girlfriend, but a past history of substance abuse. Seeing a woman with her locker not opening, Ben stops and helps the girl named Madison Bell (Christensen). Madison becomes increasingly attracted to Ben which leads to them having sex in the school pool.Frustrated and regretful, Ben wants to just leave everything where it's at and move on in his life. Madison continues to show signs of obsession to Ben only motivated by his constant resistance and aggravation when she is around. She likes him, and won't take no for an answer.Is it similar to Fatal Attraction? Yes. It is a flatout copy? Not necessarily. For one, Swimfan uses teens as its victims. And it manages to come up with its own ideas for these characters. I'm not saying Fatal Attraction wasn't unique, but this isn't either.The best thing about these female obsession films is they're done with a sense of realism and they don't go over the top with their antics. I will say, that the sad part is both Obsessed and Swimfan have only a PG-13 rating. With films about female obsession, I'd appreciate if these films had gone a bit further with their antics, while keeping that same sense of realism by not overdoing it, and earn an R rating by the MPAA.Besides being a little toned down and some moments on the dull side, Swimfan manages to squeeze its way in the recommendation side of the film section. It is suspenseful in parts and some scenes, mainly the scenes in the end, are well crafted and well executed. It's a mixed bag. A bag that shouldn't be avoided.Starting: Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby, Clayne Crawford, Jason Ritter, and Dan Hedaya. Directed by: John Polson.

This teenager 'Fatal Attraction' clone has left me torn. I really like the first part where the main character Ben is seduced by Madison; the new kid in town. Although you know straight away that she is going to seduce him you wonder whether Ben is just oblivious to this or that he does know, but that he is young and foolish, and just a man....The plot then unravels nicely and you are sucked into the story big time. Alas halfway the movies quality changes dramatically. Madison becomes from intriguing and scary to pathetic and stupid. The whole story becomes more and more unbelievable as the movie continues, which is a shame really as it started out so nicely.The acting was actually quite good. Madison (Erika Christensen) is perfectly cast as she looks seductive, innocent, bitchy and devilish at the same time. All the other actors are quite good too. In short, not too bad, but could have been a lot better.

OK, I'm probably going to be called simple here.... but it is a good film.Sometimes its easy to get caught up in how stylish a film is, how its shot, the mood and how we are to understand the feeling of a character.sometimes you need a no brainer! this is it, its not clever nor does it try to be. its a simple film, made on lowish budget, but delivers a damn entertaining performance by all parties involved.if you don't expect an art house flick, but want a decent night in then this is for you.It is what it is...... very good! stop complaining and see a film for what it is not what you want it to be.top work all round!

As a fellow reviewer wrote, this is a "Teen Fatal Attraction". Don't fool yourself. "Swimfan" used the same concept but with teens. Wise movie. FA was a rated R movie that had an excellent box-office reception and it's one of the most popular movies in the past 15 years. "Swimfan" was also very popular and successful mainly because the concept was well accepted by teens.This is an entertaining flick that sincerely, many young men would like to experience. I mean, who would reject such a beauty like Erika Christensen? I mean, even having Shiri A. as a girlfriend makes you consider an adventure.There are some sexy steamy scenes like the one in the pool where Christensen's character, with sexy moans and everything seduces Ben. Also, when she says "panties" is a major turn on. Seriously this is an enjoyable B-flick that you should watch if it airs on T.V.