Review of Year of the Fish (2007) by Vmedia Berkeley Ca. S — 29 Jul 2008

AMAZING MOVIE, it was so sweet and heartfelt! I loved this movie it was so great!

This review of Year of the Fish (2007) was written by Vmedia Berkeley Ca. S on 29 Jul 2008.

Year of the Fish has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Bill White (195) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 25 Sep 2008

An eye-opener for those unfamiliar with the tribulations many immigrants endure on their road to American citizenship…

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By Tasha Robinson (753) for AV Club (2,778) on 27 Aug 2008

To some degree, it's trying to find the magic in the everyday, but the attempts to ground it are cringe-inducing and problematic…

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By Stan Hall (81) for Oregonian (1,550) on 09 Oct 2008

A re-imagining of Cinderella set in a massage parlor in New York's Chinatown, David Kaplan's film juxtaposes grime and exploitation with winsomeness…

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By J.j. W (71) on 09 Jun 2011

It's exactly Cinderella in modern Chinatown. While the visuals are interesting at first, it gradually becomes more annoying than charming…

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By Pete Vonder Haar (745) for Film Threat (5,156) on 11 Jun 2007

A sweetly engaging effort that manages a fair amount of charm and innocence in spite of the rather seedy surroundings…

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide (1,527) on 28 Aug 2008

Has a certain weird charm, but it's too seamy for children and too simplistic played for adults…

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By Chase T (35) on 08 Jun 2007

Year of the Fish is the chineese version of the story Cinderella. I really enjoyed this movie. The story was different, but also familiar…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 28 Aug 2008

David Kaplan's sweet, if superficial, fairy tale won't change the world, but it makes nice use of its setting (Chinatown) and visual style…

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By John Anderson (1,358) for Variety (12,700) on 31 Jan 2007

That the film is animated gives it an appropriately magical feel, but it can't save the story from being drowned in devices and stereotype…

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By John P. Mccarthy (315) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 28 Aug 2008

The result [of the animation technique] is similar to the look of Richard Linklater's A Scanner Darkly, but much softer and more fluid…

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