Review of Catfish (2010) by Ron R — 17 Feb 2013

Documentary film that serves as a stark warning to anyone who begins a 'relationship' online...fascinating stuff.

This review of Catfish (2010) was written by Ron R on 17 Feb 2013.

Catfish has generally received positive reviews.

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Catfish is a rare gem of a film, a documentary with lasting implications. Watch it, feel it, then just try and see if you can forget it…

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By Martin 'Al' A (29) on 11 Mar 2014

Very interesting, though it's claims at being true may be slightly farfetched, but even if it is fake, it still grips you till the end…

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By Holly K M S (32) on 24 Jan 2017

A very interesting documentary film which I found very realistic. Its supposed to be real... I can't tell if it is or not…

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By Demetrios M (225) on 06 May 2014

Catfish is a very effective and gripping documentary that definitely has become an issue in American society…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 07 Jul 2015

Even in an increasingly virtual world, the filmmakers suggest, keeping it real still matters…

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By Jackie M (340) on 09 Jun 2014

A character study and an indictment on social media dating - ppl can hide in someone else's pictures or in pics from a few years ago…

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By Marilyn P (17) on 11 Apr 2014

I wasn't sure what to expect from Catfish, i've seen some episodes of the TV show so I knew the gist but I couldn't quite see where it was…

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By Phil M (269) on 30 Apr 2017

Uninteresting story about an idiot who gets duped online by another idiot. None of the characters are compelling or worth caring about…

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By Henry F (178) on 21 Sep 2014

So this is the best documentary I've seen to date (although I haven't seen many documentaries...); it's clever, interesting and pretty moving…

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By Karen R (214) on 14 Aug 2017

The series is so much better than his own story tbh it was painful trying to watch this until the end plus I fell asleep a few times…

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