Such a frustrating disappointment

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This is a highly underrated movie in my opinion. Based on the experiences of Hollywood interns Swimming with sharks is a fictional account of an intern who is subjugated to daily abuses by his boss. It is a satire but Kevin Spacey is in such good form you start taking it personally. It is shocking that the writer-director George Huang's career never took off because this is a well written screenplay and shot with expertise. Give this film a shot if you wish to understand the ruthless world of Hollywood filmmaking.

This is a highly underrated movie in my opinion. Based on the experiences of Hollywood interns Swimming with sharks is a fictional account of an intern who is subjugated to daily abuses by his boss. It is a satire but Kevin Spacey is in such good form you start taking it personally. It is shocking that the writer-director George Huang's career never took off because this is a well written screenplay and shot with expertise. Give this film a shot if you wish to understand the ruthless world of Hollywood filmmaking.

Swimming with Sharks is the 1994 cult comedy about a young, naive, starry-eyed, kid called Guy, (played by Frank Whaley.) who dreams of making it big in the world of Hollywood producers. But before he can get to the top of the studio he will first half to "pay his dues," and that means being the lowly assistant to cruel egotistical producer Buddy Ackerman. (played by Kevin Spacey.) And Guy quickly learns that it's going to be the most miserable part of his life, because Buddy is incredibly demanding, constantly changing his mind, and show's no mercy even for the slightest mistakes. But as Guy begins to adjust to his new lifestyle, he begins to fall in love with another producer, Dawn Lockard. (played by Michelle Forbes.) And as their relationship develops, Guy slowly becomes more and more frustrated with Buddy until he finally decides to get revenge.Swimming with Sharks fits right in with other 90s films like Office Space, Fight Club, and Falling Down. Films about how working class males were not satisfied with were life had got them and resort to desperate measures to change it. Swimming with Sharks takes a very comedic approach to this subject, but at the same time a very dark one. Kevin Spacey nails the performance of Buddy Ackerman perfectly, but then again it's Kevin Spacey, what would you expect? I can't remember the last time I saw a character that was as vicious cruel and heartless as Buddy Ackerman. This gives every scene in the film an underlying tension because you never know when Buddy will lose his temper next. A lot of Buddy's dialogue is great as well. The scene were he compares Guy to other objects in the office might be the best in the whole film. Just because of the clever writing and vicious performance.Unfortunately towards the end of the film, they try to get you to sympathize with Buddy, and while the idea for it makes sense, (Buddy had to pay his dues as well, and now as he says in the film, "it's my turn to be selfish.") it really comes off as incredibly forced. I get that Buddy was supposed to be a good guy that was turned bad by the Hollywood system, but the way the execute is so out of the blue and melodramatic, that when they first started doing it, I thought it was a joke. Another problem I have with the film is that the other two leads seem so weak when compared with Kevin Spacey, don't get me wrong neither of them or bad, and Frank Whaley is able to pull of his character fairly well, and has some good line delivery. But on a whole the other leads just aren't anywhere close to Kevin Spacey, which makes them seem a lot worse than they actually are. The film also "jumps the shark," (pun intended) at the end, it goes way over the top and its themes get kind of muddled in all the pointless melodrama, but luckily it's able to bring them back for the very final scene of the film.But overall I would say Swimming with Sharks is a pretty solid film, it has its weaker parts, but none of them are bad enough to ruin the film. Swimming with Sharks has become a cult comedy, in the same way Office Space has become one. Both films resonated with audiences at the time, and for a good reason. Swimming with Sharks is a film that portrays greed and the harsh truths of the world in a funny way. Which is something that you don't see a lot of in films. 6.0/10

This comedy is similar to that of American Psycho and its just dark and fun. Kevin Spacey does an fantastic job as the an evil boss. However, there is no connection to his character, not as much as you'd hope you would get. I like the idea as well as the unique outlook and plot, however, I would say that it didn't feel complete…However, I was still surprised and intrigued by the beginning ending… (you know where you begin at the end and the start from the beginning to see how they got there)….Overall a fun watch.yay Kevin Spacey!