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Kettle of Fish
Metascore
38 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 3 out of 7
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  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    50
    You gotta give credit to any first-time direc tor who attempts an homage to classic screwball comedies on a shoestring budget, even if Kettle of Fish ends up not exactly being the catch of the week.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    It's a sorry state of affairs when a goldfish and a frog (Ginger's prize specimen, unsubtly named Casanova) have more chemistry than a romantic comedy's human leads.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ronnie Scheib
    50
    Pic contains its share of viable gags and stars generate a certain degree of convincing chemistry. But eventually, the seams in personality design and artificially stitched-together script construction begin to show.
  4. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    50
    Kettle of Fish, starring Matthew Modine as a commitment-skittish saxophone player, is a warm-spirited romantic comedy, but it tends to have a squawky pitch.
  5. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    38
    Writer-director Claudia Myers' clunky debut feature makes the case that first-timers should probably focus on either writing or directing.
  6. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    38
    The result is movie goulash: made with love, impossible to digest.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Nathan Lee
    30
    Premised entirely on nonsense.
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2.7 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 4 out of 4
  1. BariC.
    3
    This writer/director needed more checks and balances. It's not often that I spend a movie pointing out film-making flaws, but the mismatched music and sequence errors were more interesting than the plot...or the acting.… Full Review »
  2. AlanR.
    1
    Very bad movie. I can't believe the actors actually read the script before signing on to do the film.
  3. ArnieS.
    0
    This movie is so bad, you wouldn't believe it!
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