![]() "This viscerally funny story of one boy's attempt to impress his ladylove by finishing four laps of the dreaded butterfly stroke in a swim competition by summer's end is sure to please fans of Pete Hautman's Rash (2006) and Randy Powell's Three Clams and an Oyster (2002). ![]() This one will spread like athlete's foot in a locker room. The boys' pursuits make for a hilarious, if raunchy, what-I-did-last-summer narrative, supported by a cast of memorable adults, including a take-no-prisoners swim coach and Matt's grandfather, who is on a parallel romantic journey. Screenwriter Calame debuts as a novelist by perfectly channeling the adolescent male mindset. Which is to say, boys will probably love it. In the war between the sexes on the young adult bookshelves, "Swim the Fly" occupies the low ground of offensive, knuckleheaded fun. ![]() Don Calame, a screenwriter, serves up jokes and gross-outs in the style of filmmakers like Judd Apatow. "Swim the Fly" is a raucous PG-13 comedy. ![]()
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