Synopsis
Ben Cronin has it all: the admiration of his many friends, a terrific girlfriend, and he's on the fast-track to an athletic scholarship. Ben's rock-solid, promising future and romance are turned upside-down with the arrival of Madison Bell. Madison, the new girl in town, quickly sets her sights on the impressionable Ben. While their first few meetings are innocent enough, the obsessive and seductive Madison wants more ... much more.
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Cast
- Jesse BradfordBen Cronin
- Erika ChristensenMadison Bell
- Shiri ApplebyAmy Miller
- Kate BurtonCarla Cronin
- Jason RitterRandy
- Peter HermannER Doctor
- Dan HedayaCoach Simkins
- Nick SandowDetective John Zabel
- Clayne CrawfordJosh
- Phyllis SomervilleAunt Gretchen Christopher
Recommendations
- 58
Entertainment Weekly
Proof that a thriller can be sleekly shot, expertly cast, paced with crisp professionalism...and still be a letdown if its twists and turns hold no more surprise than yesterday's weather report. - 50
USA Today
Drippy, derivative stalker flick. - 50
New York Daily News
Christensen is a bold actress with chilly frosting. For much of the movie, her character seems determined, sophisticated and bemused, rather than just plain nuts. - 50
New York Post
About two-thirds of the way through, a stupid, hyperbolic sensibility takes control of the project, running it screaming off the rails. - 40
The New York Times
Like "Cruel Intentions," Swimfan is entertaining enough to be considered a guilty pleasure. But to transcend the teenage movie genre both movies would have needed a baby Glenn Close, and both came up short. - 40
The A.V. Club
At least Christensen seems to have the right idea: She gives her character a look that's part lust, part thousand-yard stare, and part Machiavelli in tight sweaters and form-fitting skirts. It's not exactly acting, but it's not predictable, either, which makes it stand out all the more. - 30
Village Voice
Nothing plot-wise is worth e-mailing home about. But director John Polson's surging pace, double-flip edits, nu-metal bash-ins, and copious jump-fucks make a sure-handed tempest in this teacup. - 30
Variety
A chiller resolutely without chills, in which even the pool water always seems heated. And inasmuch as the pic never owns up to its own trashiness, it's not even enjoyable camp.
