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Although there are more challenges now there are a group of 40 people who decided to go into a different experience in their lives. These middle-aged men decided to form their first synchronized pool team on the local men's pool. Perhaps these men will experience a new experience in their lives by training them by a fallen champion and ridiculing everyone. Everyone should rediscover a little self-esteem in order to complete that task.
CRITICS OF "Sink or Swim (Le grand bain) [Sub: Eng]"
Film-Forward.com
It's lightweight, predictable, and a bit improbable for sure, with a pop soundtrack-Paul McCartney, Tears for Fears-that keeps the pace bouncing along.
The humour is broad and sometimes I cringed. It doesn't have the subtlety or pain of The Full Monty, and at times it's as focussed as the random splashing when they first jump in. But its highlighting of the social and health issues men face is welcome.
If you give in to its Gallic male-bonding charms, it swims more often than it sinks, thanks to a cracking cast, solid direction and cinematography, and lightly comedic touch.
Lellouche, without completely spoiling his work, confuses the personal triumph with the collective title in an excessively imposed outcome. [Full Review in Spanish]
In light of France's yellow vests movement, it's not hard to see in [director Gilles Lellouche's] escapist fantasy a concern for [France's] social breakdown. [Full review in Spanish]