Ondine
Ondine
PG-13 | 04 June 2010 (USA)
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On the coast of Cork, Syracuse is a divorced fisherman who has stopped drinking. His precocious daughter Annie has failing kidneys. One day, he finds a nearly-drowned young woman in his net; she calls herself Ondine and wants no one to see her. He puts her up in an isolated cottage that was his mother's. Annie discovers Ondine's presence and believes she is a selkie, a seal that turns human while on land. Syracuse is afraid to hope again.

Reviews
Karry Best movie of this year hands down!
Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring
Tetrady not as good as all the hype
Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.
jiosongjs I'll give 9.3ish out of 10 for this movie. This movie was a great movie, it had good story line, good twist, good actors and good insights. However, I could easily see the low budget filming style and movie itself doesn't contain that much fanciness. One good thing about this movie is that, even though it was a low budget movie, it still had great story that covered the low budget of this movie.If this movie was a blockbuster and Hollywood made, it could've been a popular movie, however it wasn't like that, it was a low budget and non popular movie.Even though this is not a popular movie, I think that this movie deserve to be a popular movie because it was great movie. It really had strong story and I think the actors were amazing too. I would, if I can, recommend this movie to other people because I think people should watch this.This movie was one of those twisted ending movie that made me felt kind of surprised at the end. This movie was peaceful, and happy throughout the movie. However, some parts were scary too.
bon6417 I did not expect this... SUPER film which is a hidden gem. So enjoyed the story- gives hope for the lost soul's of the world. A must see for anyone who enjoys luck and tragedy crossing paths and resulting in a feel good ending. I would buy this in a heartbeat.I was intrigued from the beginning and can see why it was nominated for awards. Have no idea why it did not do better in the box office? Perhaps this was just not marketed correctly...For parents... the rating is about right. Young teens would probably enjoy this, but may be a hair heavy for the under 10 crowd. Final note- I would watch it again and enjoy it just the same if not more.
bejasus Ondine had so much going for it: Neil Jordan, Colin Farrell, Stephen Rea, the southwest coast of Ireland, the selkie myth, the complexity of modern Ireland. But the film was surprisingly poor. It starts off very promising, and that promise is a film that offers an interesting mix of fairy tale and realism. But the mix gets muddled about halfway through, and the last twenty minutes are ridiculously poor. The scenery is beautiful. Colin Farrell at his most handsome. The soundtrack is lovely. But the acting, across the board, is mediocre -- primarily, I think, because the screenplay just doesn't hold up. But I also think the little girl is weak, and woman who plays Ondine is just vacuous, not mysterious. I forced myself to watch it a second time, just in case I just came to it with false expectations, and found it to be worse the second time around. Once you know the ending, you can see that the earlier scenes don't add up: they were "tricks" that the film plays on you.
stardens The colors of the water, sky, and coastline are infusing. The storyline very nicely captures the greater meaning people seek in the initial stage of love affair and then very abruptly cuts into the reality of it. It pertained to the necessity of acceptance for continuity and/or to the finale for the lack of it. Personally, I didn't see the girl as "the skinny wanna-be lingerie model" as some have criticized previously, but quiet contrary- she played her part of NETHER-BEING well! The lovers were portrayed as they almost always traditionally are- in a need to save one another, to help one another and they were matched in terms of their particular needs. Both key characters' compassion for life, despite their vices or imperfections, shows in their genuine affection towards the little girl, as well as in their regard for and reliance on little girl's psychological strength.