Swimming With Men is one of the most underrated comedy’s to be brought to cinemas in years. This film meets the lead man Eric (Rob Brydon) as he is falling into a midlife crisis, we follow him through a miserable day in his life as an accountant with a possibly failing marriage and not much to smile about it life. He is going for his regular afternoon swim at the pool when he comes across a medley of men trying to make some of what they like to call synchronised swimming, but we will let the viewers be the judge of that. He is flabbergasted as to why there is a men’s swim club at his local pool, and moves quickly on, offering them only a quick tip; that they need an even number so should ditch a team member.
The fellow men in the team see Eric downing numerous gin and tonics at the local bar the next night and decide that he needs to be their newest recruit to make an even team. After some swimming persuasion he joins and begins to add some spectacular new moves to their routine. The men have formed this armature swim club to protest the meaninglessness of life, as they have all fallen on hard times and needed something to keep them afloat.
They become informed that there is a men’s world championship for synchronised swimming and after pushing each other into the deep end decide to enter and get their local swim instructor Susan (Charlotte Riley) to be their coach. They embark on a journey that shows us that even in the hardest times a good laugh will get you through. The downright hilarious British humour in this film will have you giggling in your seat or squirming with second hand embarrassment as these men tackle a whole new world of synchronicity.
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