Swimming Upstream

Basically, this is a fairly run-of-the-mill story of family dysfunction with a sports twist.

The story isn't unusual or compelling enough to make a lasting impression.

Good as Rush and Davis are as combative working-class parents Harold and Dora, their story line overpowers the drippy dramatics of their teen athlete son. It unwittingly feels like two separate movies.

The glimpses we get of this profoundly dysfunctional and violence ridden family are just that, as if viewed vaguely from a nosy neighbor's window.