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"...It's worth seeing twice just for the privilege of watching Rampling and Sagnier match each other stroke for stroke..." 07/01/2003 p.26Entertainment Weekly
"...The narrative logic of SWIMMING POOL slips through our hands like cool water, shimmery and light-dappled, leaving behind the pleasures of summer heat and goose bumps..." 07/11/2003 p.62 Rolling Stone
"...It's Sagnier, a young Bardot, who lifts the movie, and Rampling, 58, who gives it nuance..." 07/24/2003 p.95 New York Times
"...As the story takes shape, Mr. Ozon, Ms. Rampling and Ms. Sagnier complicate it in subtle and fascinating ways....Simultaneously a thoroughly mannered, mischievously artificial confection and an acute piece of psychological realism..." 07/02/2003 p.E5 USA Today
"With a little sex, some mystery, an appealing lead and a little sex, France's SWIMMING POOL has what it takes to become an art house audience magnet..." 07/03/2003 p.4D Los Angeles Times
"...Rampling doesn't skip a beat. Freed from the burden of likability, the actress pushes the character from near-farce to near-tragedy without once appealing to sentimentalism..." 07/02/2003 p.C14 Chicago Sun-Times
"...A sensuous and deceptive new thriller..." 07/02/2003 p.51 Box Office
"...An entertaining drama, showcasing strong performances from both actresses..." 09/01/2003 p.124 Sight and Sound
"...The film is ripe with allusions....The ambiguities intensify the picture's hothouse atmosphere, making it all the more impressive that Ozon maintains such a consistently cool touch..." 10/01/2003 p.65-6 San Francisco Chronicle 7 of 10
Ozon throws in a red herring here and there to remind us that this isn't just a character study. The - Carla Meyer
James Berardinelli's ReelViews 6 of 10
The concept of involving a female mystery writer in a crime is not a new plot device. In fact, from - James Berardinelli
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