Ondine is about a modern-day Irish fisherman (Colin Farrell) who pulls a woman out of the water in his nets. Just a few minutes into the film, I had the following questions:
- Was Neil Jordan watching Splash one night and thought, "What if we made this a drama instead of a comedy?" Nah, probably not. Jordan probably grew up with selkie myths.
- Given that Neil Jordan is the director, will Ondine turn out to actually be a guy selkie?
- Why in Zeus's name did Oliver Stone think that Farrell could possibly play Alexander? Sigh. I think this every time we watch a movie with Farrell in it; even Veronica Guerin. Fortunately he's up to the task of playing a kind-hearted but not-so-bright guy in this film. In fact, he's great!
In the end, and all in all, this was a good little film. I didn't like some of the camerawork, and I don't quite believe Syracuse's bender, but the girl who plays Annie grows on you and Bachleda actually knows how to swim and does a nice butterfly stroke in one scene. This would be 7 of 10, and I can't quite bring myself to give it 4 of 5. Netflix, give me more granularity!!
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