The Midnight Swim

Name: The Midnight Swim
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: June 26, 2015
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 55

2015

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Candy Factory Films | Release Date: June 26, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: Three-half sisters travel home to settle the affairs of their mother after she goes missing in a haunted lake.

Director: Sarah Adina Smith

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 84 min

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Michael Nordine

Jun 23, 2015

Less is often more when it comes to depicting such rituals onscreen, and Smith is highly attuned to the simple power of, say, characters cryptically chanting under their breath. Read full review

Martin Tsai

Jun 25, 2015

The film reveals frustratingly little about the sisters themselves. Read full review

Andrew Lapin

Jun 24, 2015

Burdge, Lafleur, and Palladino are effortlessly believable as sisters, but that only makes it seem like a shame that the script doesn’t take fuller advantage of their innate chemistry. Read full review

Andy Webster

Jun 25, 2015

The pieces don’t entirely cohere, but Ms. Smith has a promising sensibility. Read full review

Geoff Berkshire

Jun 23, 2015

For much of the running time, The Midnight Swim is effectively ambiguous, but Smith’s decision to play coy with the sisters’ backstories eventually frustrates. Read full review

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Jul 26, 2015

With The Midnight Swim, Sarah Adina Smith makes a formidable first impression, but with so much happening you get the sense she used her directorial debut to swing for the fences lest she not get another chance to bat. Still, it is undeniably hypnotic, leaving plenty to ponder, bothWith The Midnight Swim, Sarah Adina Smith makes a formidable first impression, but with so much happening you get the sense she used her directorial debut to swing for the fences lest she not get another chance to bat. Still, it is undeniably hypnotic, leaving plenty to ponder, both visually and thematically, and I suspect a second viewing might offer a different experience – one full of little clues that may have been missed the first time. Regardless, Smith is a filmmaker to keep an eye on, and one who deserves another film.… Expand

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