Girls Can't Swim Rating: Release Date: 12 August, 2003 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $12.99 You SAVE: $1.99! Cast: Isild Le Besco Karen Alyx

Girls Can't Swim Reviews

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waste of time
It said it was about girls going to a nudist beach.They went the beach for about five minutes and it was a topless beach.Iam trying to add to my nudist movies and these set backs don't help

Irritating and unorigional
I don't remember seeing Isild Le Besco in any other films, but she does look a bit familiar. If I have seen her elsewhere, it must have been in a role that she performed with much greater insight and finesse than Gwen from 'Girl's Can't Swim', or I definitely would remember. I'm still not sure what the title actually means... something about young women struggling to find their way... blah blah blah... but, it actually wasn't a terrible film. Nevertheless, Le Besco's performance is one of the most irritating I've seen in years. I was reminded of Dorothy Parker's cutting remark when critiquing a Katherine Hepburn film: 'She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B.'
Le Besco was either shown with an extremely obnoxous smile plastered on her face, or she was smacking her friends or family in a 'hissy fit of rage'. These tantrums always ended with Gwen running off to the sea with all the grace of a three-legged moose. What made LeBesco's performance stand out even more was the fact that everyone else's performances were nearly flawless.
This film was recommended to me after purchasing 'L'Effrontee', a truly marvelous picture. While watching the first 30 minutes of 'Girl's Can't Swim' I could see that I was not the only person who admired 'L'Effontee's' subtle brilliance. Obviously the director and/or screenwriter of 'Girl's Cant' Swim' intended on building upon the other film's message, but as a lark, they subtracted all of its poignance and sensitivity.
I give the film 2 out of 5 because, despite its flaws, it is still superior to the vast majority of 'toejam' that hollywood produces each year.

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