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- 2010
- PG-13
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 51 m
- 2010
- PG-13
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 51 m
Summary The story of an Irish fisherman who discovers a woman in his fishing net who he believes to be a mermaid.
Directed By: Neil Jordan
Written By: Neil Jordan
- 2010
- PG-13
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 51 m
- 2010
- PG-13
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 51 m
Ondine
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6.9
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Summary The story of an Irish fisherman who discovers a woman in his fishing net who he believes to be a mermaid.
Directed By: Neil Jordan
Written By: Neil Jordan
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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33% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
65
67% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
33% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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This movie is a one-of-a-kind experience – blarney carried to rhapsodic heights.
Ondine is Injected with a heavy dose of magic and has a lot going for it: an endearing performance from star Colin Farrell, Christopher Doyle's evocative cinematography and a captivating-if thin-story.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 User Ratings
6.9
68% Positive
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28% Mixed
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4% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 User Ratings
6.9
68% Positive
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
28% Mixed
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7 Ratings
4% Negative
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Neil Jordan is a master in being able to describe the emotional depth of the human psychic. Ondine however managed to captivate me also for the beautiful cinematography, the mesmerizing score, the surprisingly depth of Colin Farrel's acting and the beautiful interwoven fairytale.
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Pretty magical.
A decidedly specialized affair that will appeal only to certain tastes, but there's plenty to appreciate if you let it seep in.
The road is rocky when the story speeds up to take care of business, with the end a mad dash to tie up loose ends. Still, there is enough saving grace on these craggy shores to let the mists and the legends roll in and envelop you for a while.
If this movie were a human being, it would be intelligent and sincere but so depressed as to be unable to get out of bed without a forklift.
Jordan's screenplay aims for a romanticism that the beautiful but stiff Bachleda is unable to fulfill. And the ending, which injects the film's dreamy sensibility with an ugly note of realism, crashes over everything like a frigid wave.
Production Company
Wayfare Entertainment,
Octagon Films,
Little Wave Productions,
Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ),
Sound & Vision Broadcasting Funding Scheme,
Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
Release Date Jun 4, 2010
Duration 1 h 51 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline The truth is not what you know. It's what you believe.
Website
http://www.ondinefilm.com/
Awards
Irish Film and Television Awards
• 4 Wins & 8 Nominations
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Shanghai International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
