[staytrue]

I really liked "the swimmer". It is about a man looking backward, realizing there were mistakes along the way and I thought was very insightful. The plot device of him swimming through the neighbors swimming pools was stupid, but the acting was good and the themes were good.

[Miss Marple]

Well, perhaps my opinion was colored by when and where I saw it.

I was a young Air Force wife living in West Berlin in the mid-60's. The base had a movie theater and once a week the movie would change. We all looked forward to seeing something in English and a little bit of American culture.

So, here we go to see "The Swimmer" starring Burt Lancaster. Imagine our attitude when we find out that the entire movie was simply his review of his life before he died! Ugh! I wasn't much interested in films that explore themes about the meaning of life (actually, I am still not) and my reaction was TAME compared to the servicemen in that audience! Some threw trash at the screen. LOL!