In this
high school thriller in the vein of Fatal Attraction, new girl
Madison (Erika Christensen) falls for senior Ben (Jesse
Bradford), a championship swimmer who hopes to be in the
Olympics someday. When Ben doesn't return her attention,
however, Madison begins to obsess about him … and a one-night
stand between the two soon proves to have sinister consequences.
Dan Hedaya plays Bradford's coach.
The
Video
SWIMFAN
appears in both an aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and in a fullscreen
version on a double-sided, single-layered DVD; the image has
been enhanced for 16X9 televisions. Sharpness appeared virtually
flawless and the film looked crisp and well-defined. Print flaws
also appeared absent.
I saw no
evidence of any grain, speckles, grit, or other defects; the
film looked clean. Colors were accurate and natural. Black
levels appeared deep and rich, with solid a contrast. Shadow
detail came across as heavy but never terribly thick.
Ultimately, SWIMFANlooked great.
The
Audio
SWIMFAN is
presented in a Dolby Digital 5.1 track, which for the most part
was not as strong as its picture. Although the soundfield
provided active audio from all five speakers, its presentation
was some-what boring. Music spread nicely and general sounds
from the environments sounded adequate. Dialogue was crisp and
well-defined.
OverallSWIMFANpresented inadequate depth to its Digital
track, but I guess in its own right, the film was not a very
engaging audio track from the start.
The
Extras
Featurette
Deleted Scenes
Overall
SWIMFAN is
a brainless endeavor to a suspenseful story. If this type of
story line intrigues you then I would suggest watching THE
CRUSH, or the all time favorite FATAL ATTRACTION, otherwise, the
film simply lacks in panache or originality.
The DVD
provides by and large a positive picture, a decent audio track
and a rather diminutive roster of extras. Fans of the film will
be pleased with the DVD, for everyone else – skip this worthless
film.
