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Two girl friends in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina find their relationship changing as they encounter new arrivals to the town...
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Better than that!
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Lauren Ambrose | ... | Frankie Wheeler |
 | Jennifer Dundas | ... | Nicola Jenrette (as Jennifer Dundas Lowe) |
 | Joelle Carter | ... | Josee |
 | Jamie Harrold | ... | Heath |
 | James Villemaire | ... | Brad |
 | Josh Pais | ... | Neil Wheeler |
| Sharon Scruggs | ... | Marianne Wheeler |
 | Joshua Harto | ... | Lance |
| Anthony Ruivivar | ... | Kalani |
| Russ Ferrari | ... | Nicky Wheeler |
| Gage Nettleton | ... | Zack Wheeler (as Gage Nettleson) |
 | Joe Roseto | ... | Phil Dunlop |
| Jeffrey Ware | ... | Buzz |
 | Todd A. Kovner | ... | T |
| Greg Miller | ... | Van Salesman |
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Rated R for language, some sexuality and drug use.
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Australia:98 min | USA:90 min
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I suppose this is a coming of age movie, and that it therefore ought to show some maturation in its principal subject. But, heck, "Swimming" does.
Frankie starts out almost devoid of self-confidence, hiding her body in baggy clothes and her self behind her older brother and his bossiness, letting her friends boss her too, unless one of them asks her to assert herself, become conspicuous, risk rejection.
Thanks to new relationships, with a girl who, despite having some good and loving impulses, is using her attractiveness to manipulate both Frankie and her older brother, and with a somewhat goofy guy who is not at all manipulative, Frankie finds the grit to stand up to her brother and to both her old girlfriend and her new one -- to assert herself and to act to change her world. She even finds the courage to cut her old friend a lot of slack.
The setting of the story and the secondary characters are almost too gritty and "realistic," but all the actors -- and especially Lauren Ambrose -- perform well and even a weird Marine (Anthony Ruivivar, now playing in "Third Watch" on TV) is almost believable.
I enjoyed this movie a lot! I must add that I am grateful to Sundance for showing this film on TV.