Swimming for Gold
Year: 2020
Genre: Family
Studio: MarVista Entertainment, Liquid Noise Films, McLaren House, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Kreo Films, Jaggi Entertainment
Director: Hayley MacFarlane
Cast: Peyton List, Daniel Needs, Lauren Esposito, Olivia Nardini, Johrel Martschinke, Ray Chong Nee
Crew: Hayley MacFarlane (Director), Shing Fung Cheung (Director of Photography), Compton Ross (Executive Producer), Spencer McLaren (Producer), Ross Wallace (Production Design), Larry Grimaldi (Executive Producer)
Runtime: 91 minutes
Release: Sep 17, 2020
IMDb: 7.60/10 by 93 users
Popularity: 2
Country: Australia, United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0

Average watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend unless you're just into swimming / swimming movies. I already knew Peyton List could carry a movie, and Olivia Nardini is amazing, but this story carries a level of psychological nuance that I don't think it conveys properly. Partly because it hides the nuance in some of the characters as an unnecessary reveal later on, and partly because they just fail to have the character address it directly. A lot of the movie is her just being a sullen jerk or an angry jerk, but the movie is fairly enjoyable. I think that is mostly due to the great character work by the cast. While I don't think this movie is a waste of your time, there are just better things to watch.