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Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire
Stratosphere Entertainment

Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 44 Metascore out of 100
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MPAA RATING: R for language, some sexual content and brief drug use.

Starring Derick Martini, Christa Miller, Steven Martini, and Bill Henderson

Follows two brothers as they journey from problematic romantic relationships towards a new understanding of love, life and family. (Stratosphere Entertainment)


GENRE(S): Romance  
WRITTEN BY: Kevin Jordan
Derick Martini
Steven Martini
 
DIRECTED BY: Kevin Jordan  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: August 21, 2001 
Video: August 21, 2001 
Theatrical: August 25, 2000 
RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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75
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Henderson steals the show as an elderly African-American man befriended by one of the main characters.
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75
Boston Globe Jay Carr
The sweetly enticing Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire repays the bit of patience it asks.
75
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Has a freshness and charm, a winning way with its not terrifically original material.
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70
Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
Affecting and offbeat.
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70
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
A film of much gentleness, tenderness and keen observation into the way laughter and pain have a way of colliding into each other.
67
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
This sunny ode to brotherhood, made on a tiny budget, goes a fair distance on good vibes.
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63
Chicago Tribune Marc Caro
Rarely ventures beyond familiar territory.
60
Variety Eddie Cockrell
Boasts a perceptive script, rich performances and date-movie appeal.
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50
Portland Oregonian Kim Morgan
An unfortunate example of a small picture that feels small.
50
San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
An appealing film with a hideous title.
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40
Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten
Just sputters along, albeit pleasantly, while revisiting the realm of the abundantly familiar.
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40
TV Guide Ken Fox
The kind of film only a mother could really love.
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40
Film.com Henry Cabot Beck
In many ways the indie equivalent of your average multiplex action picture: fun and forgettable.
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38
New York Post Lou Lumenick
Much less a satisfying movie than an intermittently funny 90-minute acting audition.
30
LA Weekly Ella Taylor
The best I can say for Smiling Fish is that it's capable and pleasant, which ought to sound a warning note louder than if I'd said it was awful.
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30
The New York Times Dave Kehr
Seems a little too desperate to be liked.
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20
Village Voice Edward Crouse
In this visually malnourished film, quirks substitute for character.
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10
Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
Strives for folksy charm but ends up just lying there like a plate of kippers.
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