‘Night Swim Review: Wyatt Russell And Kerry Condon Tread Water In This Bland, Diluted Horror Tale
The first theatrical release of the year is similar to Arby's, which has a "C" health inspection rating; it might not make you nauseous, but if it does, that's not to say there aren't obvious warning signs.
This year's film offering is Night Swim, a horror film about a haunted pool. It's a principle that sells itself. Not because it's good, but because somehow, “Deathbed. After the Bed That Eats and Amityville 4: Wicked Escape (which is about a haunted lamp, I'm not making this up), this is it. it is not so: We have the impression that it has already been done.
The genius, or perhaps the opposite, of Night Swim is that writer-director Bryce McGuire takes this ridiculous premise seriously. There are moments of pure camp, and some of that may be intentional, but we're expected to feel deeply for these characters, stuck in a comic book world where their domain is evil.
Wyatt Russell ("The Woman in the Window") and Kerry Condon ("Inisheri Banshee") play Ray and Eva Waller. He is a former Brewers third baseman whose career ended when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He works at a nearby school, but that has nothing to do with the plot.
They are looking for a new home with their children. Ray has always wanted a pool, but Eva says she thinks pools are scary, though later in the film she reveals she was born into a navy family and is an experienced diver. Anyway, they go to the pool because Ray needs low-impact exercises for his physical therapy, and because when he accidentally falls into the pool, he has a magical vision of playing baseball again.
So Eve and her two children, Izzy (Amelie Hoverle, "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes") and Elliot (Gavin Warren, "Fear the Walking Dead") have a terrifying experience in a swimming pool where they see ghosts. . . They are dragged underwater as Ray's life dramatically improves. Soon her symptoms disappear, and her doctor stares in disbelief at the test results that tell her her MS is miraculously in remission. Ray smiled and said. "We have a swimming pool." »
Russell and Condon jump into these thankless roles. It's about a low-ranking man, Jack Torrance, who slowly turns evil due to a connection with a supernatural being. He explores the story of the film by interviewing a real estate agent who apologizes for not mentioning the "bad meeting" as well as the previous tenant. Russell gets all the jokes, intended or not, and Condon seems serious and concerned. This is not the best example of his talent.
The only actor missing from the night swim is Ben Sinclair in the coveted role of Pool Tech. The Wallers ask this man to look at their pool, see if it needs maintenance, and start a monologue about how humanity is out of water. water and has been afraid to return ever since. . You can't imagine a movie that would introduce a character that cool and not bring him back later to save the day by replacing the filter while being attacked by ghosts or something. Unfortunately, he never comes back.
In fact, for a movie about a haunted pool with a strict mandate to feature as many pool whispers as possible, Night Swim packs so many scares that it's never worth it. Throughout the film, a giant inflatable flamingo is in or right next to the water, capturing the audience's attention. It's like the Poltergeist clown doll, only 15 times bigger and bright pink. It's basically begging for a life and killing someone. Instead, nothing. I guess sometimes a giant inflatable flamingo is just a giant inflatable flamingo.
However, atrocities don't always happen at night and they don't always happen while swimming. But to be fair, with whom the title ended up, "Deadpool" was chosen. It seems worrying to say the least. Cinematographer Charlie Sarnoff ("Smile") knows how to make a pool look spacious and bright, but it's also filled with disorienting shots, like the perspective of someone blindfolded while playing Marco Polo. With their eyelashes, we can see everything clearly, even when the scene shows that they can't see anything. So either nothing makes sense, or at best they betray Marco Polo and forget that their friend does not look like a ghost.
"Swimming at night" is complete nonsense, but it is impossible to be angry with him. The silly premise, heartfelt performances, and hilarious dialogue almost combine to deliver a comedic surprise in the vein of Death Spa and Slaxx. It's not just entertainment, and it certainly can't be taken seriously enough to warrant melodrama. Sometimes it sinks, sometimes it floats, but most of the time it just walks on water.
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