▁ 7 8 % ▁of ▁positive ▁reviews ▁by ▁critics , ▁based ▁on ▁ 3 6 ▁reviews ; ▁the ▁cons ensus ▁states : ▁" Sw imming ▁With ▁Sh arks ▁is ▁a ▁smart , ▁mer cil ess ▁Hollywood ▁sat ire ▁that ' s ▁dark ly ▁h il ari ous ▁and ▁observ ant , ▁thanks ▁to ▁Kevin ▁Space y ' s ▁performance ▁as ▁r uth less ▁studio ▁mog ul ▁Bud dy ▁A ck erman ." ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁recognized ▁by ▁American ▁Film ▁Institute ▁in ▁these ▁lists : ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 : ▁A FI ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Years ... 1 0 0 ▁Hero es ▁& ▁Villa ins : ▁ ▁Bud dy ▁A ck erman ▁– ▁N omin ated ▁Villa in ▁ ▁Stage ▁adaptation ▁A ▁stage ▁adaptation ▁p enn ed ▁by ▁Michael ▁Less lie ▁had ▁its ▁world ▁premi ere ▁at ▁London ' s ▁V au dev ille ▁Theatre ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁play ▁star red ▁Christian ▁Sl ater ▁as ▁Bud dy , ▁Matt ▁Smith ▁as ▁Guy , ▁Arthur ▁Dar v ill ▁as ▁R ex ▁and ▁Helen ▁B ax end ale ▁as ▁Da wn . ▁Academy ▁Award ▁nom ine e ▁Dem ian ▁B ich ir ▁opened ▁a ▁Spanish ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁Singapore ▁theatre ▁company , ▁P ANG DE MON i UM !, ▁opened ▁the ▁play ▁in ▁Singapore ▁at ▁D rama ▁Centre ▁from ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁to ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1