Swimming Upstream PG-13
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DVD-R Details
- Aspect Ratio - 16:9
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 1 hours, 37 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: October 14, 2014
- Originally Released: 2003
- Label: MGM
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Geoffrey Rush & Judy Davis | |
Performer: | Tim Draxyl, Ann Robinson & Jesse Spencer | |
Directed by | Russell Mulcahy | |
Screenwriting by | Anthony Fingleton | |
Composition by | Reinhold Heil | |
Produced by | Howard Baldwin, Paul Pompian & Karen Baldwin | |
Director of Photography: | Martin McGrath | |
Executive Production by | Andrew Mason, Anthony Fingleton & William J. Immerman |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 2.5/4 --
Makes you sit up and take notice, if only for the fine performances of the terrific Judy Davis as his abused mother and Geoffrey Rush as his bitter, angry dad.
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Miami Herald
Good as Rush and Davis are as combative working-class parents Harold and Dora, their story line overpowers the drippy dramatics of their teen athlete son. It unwittingly feels like two separate movies.
Hollywood Reporter
Rating: 1.5/4 --
Leave it to Mulcahy to screw everything up with an overwrought, MTV-ready visual style that obscures any dramatic heft.
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TheMovieReport.com
The glimpses we get of this profoundly dysfunctional and violence ridden family are just that, as if viewed vaguely from a nosy neighbor's window.
Long Island Press
Rating: 3/5 --
A moving drama that's ultimately worth seeing for the performances of Geoffrey Rush and Judy Davis, even if you feel that you haven't quite heard the full story.
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ViewLondon
Rating: 2.5/5 --
Geoffery Rush steals the show like he always does.
Greenwich Village Gazette
Rating: 2/4 --
The grim material isn't helped by the hackneyed direction of Russell Mulcahy, a music-video veteran.
New York Post
Description by OLDIES.com:
As the target of his father Harold's (Geoffrey Rush) drunken abuse, young Tony Fingleton (Jesse Spencer) escapes to the underwater solitude of the local pool, where he aspires to win his father's love by becoming a national swimming champion. But when his cruel father pits Tony against his own brother in a competition to make the Olympic team, Tony must find the courage to swim his way to victory... and out of his father's emotionally crippling net.
Product Description:
SWIMMING UPSTREAM is an inspiring drama that tells the true story of Australian swimmer Tony Fingleton (Jess Spencer), who rose above his deeply troubled home life in order to become a national champion in 1950s Brisbane. Consistently tormented by his bullying older brother and his alcoholic father Harold (Geoffrey Rush), Tony leaned on his other brother John and his loving mother, Dora (Judy Davis), for support. When Harold grudgingly takes the children to the local pool one day, he discovers Tony and John's very special gift. Soon, both boys are winning tournaments all over the country. Thinking this might be the way into his father's heart, Tony is shocked to discover that his success only sparks more animosity. Harold's notorious mood swings and alcoholism increases as Tony makes his way to the Australian Nationals, forcing Tony to find the strength within himself to become a bona fide champion.
Two of the world's finest actors, Rush and Davis, once again deliver astonishingly assured performances, as does the charming Spencer. Director Russell Mulcahy (RAZORBACK, TALE OF THE MUMMY) boldly devotes as much screen time to the domestic squabbles as he does to the action scenes, which makes SWIMMING UPSTREAM a unique sports picture.
Two of the world's finest actors, Rush and Davis, once again deliver astonishingly assured performances, as does the charming Spencer. Director Russell Mulcahy (RAZORBACK, TALE OF THE MUMMY) boldly devotes as much screen time to the domestic squabbles as he does to the action scenes, which makes SWIMMING UPSTREAM a unique sports picture.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 84,754
- UPC: 883904304616
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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