Vindication Swim (PG) |Close-Up Film Review
Cast: Kirsten Callaghan, John Locke, Victoria Summer
Review by Carlie Newman
It’s a pity that a similar film starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster has come out around the same time as this. Vindication Swim is a small indie film and has been lost beside Nyad.
But it is worth seeing for the gritty performance by Callaghan who puts real feeling into her portrayal. The film shows the swimmer fighting to achieve her aim. We see Mercedes battle against her rival Edith Grade (Victoria Summer), who fraudulently claims the title so that Mercedes has to do her attempt a second time – the vindication swim – to prove herself worthy of the title.
Mercedes is assisted throughout by her dedicated trainer, Harold Best (John Locke)who supports and pushes her in his own grumpy style.
The film might push you into attempting an endurance swim, or maybe, like me, you will keep to your leisurely up and down in your local swimming pool!
