70
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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Dallas ObserverJean OppenheimerDallas ObserverJean OppenheimerA delicious little thriller about an uptight, ill-humored English mystery writer who becomes enmeshed in murder, Swimming Pool is at once comical, contrary, resourceful and ambiguous.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe narrative logic of Swimming Pool slips through our hands like cool water, shimmery and light-dappled, leaving behind the pleasures of summer heat and goose bumps.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonImmersed here in both the fair, dreamy air and chilly, deeper waters, Rampling and Sagnier make Swimming Pool a fine sunlit noir, oozing sensuality and menace.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliWhile not stunningly original, is fresh and compelling enough to hold the viewer's attention through its entire running length.
- 75PremiereGlenn KennyPremiereGlenn KennyIt’s worth seeing twice just for the privilege of watching Rampling and Sagnier match each other stroke for stroke.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaBut the ending, at once ambiguous and obvious, is a letdown -- a frustratingly literal-minded, or literary-minded, conceit.
- 70Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimLess a thriller than a comedy, and a formulaic one at that, predicated on an amusing but bizarrely simplistic clash of personalities and cultures.
- 70TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTricky thriller relies on its smoothly unrippled surface, leisurely pacing and slightly awkward performances to create a false sense of security that sets up viewers for a shock when it takes an abrupt turn into Patricia Highsmith territory.
- 63New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannAlong with co-writer Emmanuele Bernhein, Ozon...has crafted a contemplative blend of fantasy and reality that illuminates the mysteries of the creative process.
- 60SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekEven though it has some amusing moments, Swimming Pool crawls entirely too slowly toward -- well, toward nothing much.