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Kettle of Fish

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Kettle of Fish reviews
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1.2 User Score:

Generally unfavorable reviews

Based on 7 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy  |  Romance

Written by: Claudia Myers

Directed by: Claudia Myers

Release Date:
Theatrical: October 6, 2006
DVD: March 6, 2007

Running Time: 97 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R for brief sexuality

Starring Matthew Modine, Gina Gershon, Kevin J. O'Connor, Gloria Reuben, Fisher Stevens, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Christy Cashman, and Isiah Whitlock Jr.

A lifelong bachelor (Modine) confronts his intimacy issues when he sublets his apartment to an attractive biologist (Gershon).

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

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TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

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.

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50

Variety Ronnie Scheib

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.

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50

Washington Post Desson Thomson

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.

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50

New York Post Lou Lumenick

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.

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38

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Writer-director Claudia Myers' clunky debut feature makes the case that first-timers should probably focus on either writing or directing.

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38

Boston Globe Ty Burr

The result is movie goulash: made with love, impossible to digest.

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30

The New York Times Nathan Lee

Premised entirely on nonsense.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 1.2 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Bari C. gave it a3:
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.

Alan R. gave it a1:
Very bad movie. I can't believe the actors actually read the script before signing on to do the film.

Arnie S. gave it a0:
This movie is so bad, you wouldn't believe it!

Derek V. gave it a2:
A Terribly unfunny movie. The writer/Director seems to have a thing for *bad* accents and every gimmick seems far-fetching and quite annoying.

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