6/10
meandering indie with interesting actors
19 September 2015
Lonely Noah Owens (Jeff Branson) teaches an adult swim class. Among the students, school teacher Amy Pierson (Paget Brewster) is getting divorced from her lying cheating co-worker husband Paul. She starts dating Shawn (Michael Mosley) after meeting him at the casino. She awkwardly finds a new friend in Jordan Gallagher (Jess Weixler) who is a stripper and a card dealer. Jordan's brother David and his friend Hunter McCarthy (Raviv Ullman) are students of Amy and Paul. They insist on making a school project documentary on Jordan and her swim class. Paula (Liza Lapira) keeps flirting with Noah. Carl has a phobia and won't get into the pool.

The plot meanders and the movie feels a bit scattered. I like most of the slightly off-center characters and the actors playing them. Jeff Branson is handsome but he lacks the charisma. The most compelling relationship is between Amy and Jordan. The movie simply drags too much in certain sections. The quirkiness is mildly amusing. There are some touching moments. The movie does struggle to maintain a certain flow.
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