Swell

This was a pleasant surprise. I just happened upon this movie after returning from a trip to California and traveling the lower half of 101. I thoroughly enjoyed the storyline...just hoping there will be a sequel!!!!

Open your hearts, reviewers who gave this stunning film less than at least 9 stars. This is one of the best dramas I have ever seen. It's not a typical surfing movie--no, not by far. It starts a bit slow, but then it really picks up, and opportunities for love and acceptance begin to pour. Bravo to all involved! You have really given your viewers excellence and a perfected philosophy of love, forgiveness, acceptance, and hope.

Seems like a woman will like this type of film that explores and analyses the feelings. Guys could probably care less. Myself not into psychology of feelings displayed on the big screen. Poor acting other than Dinosaur Boy and dialog was kinda out there in nowheresvillie. Most interactions between main characters seems stressed and unbelievable. Waste of time for me.

Swell is a breath of fresh air, a movie that engages you, gets inside you, pulls at your heart, and makes you laugh and cry. Just like life. There's nothing more captivating than a story that opens painful childhood memories and stops you emotionally dead in your tracks, and then puts you in uncomfortable relationships with loving friends who walk with you until you overcome and find resolution and peace. The storyline is so well written and the acting so genuine (Bernsen, Spiro, Wittman), you won't pause it once. Unlike many movies that grip you, but leave you feeling unsettled when it's over, Swell leaves you feeling deeply affected but somehow content and satisfied. But now I've done it-told you all about the movie! I would have given Swell 11 stars but the limit is 10.

No action etc, this is a film about a woman coming to terms with her past through the experiences on a road trip with her unpleasant friend and some characters she meets on the way. Genuine laughs and some good movie attributes. I was most pleased to guess her favourite dinosaur correctly. Can't really justify an 8 or above as this is getting into seriously good cinema territory but this is a whole jump ahead of Hallmark etc.