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"Ondine" is the enchanting story of Syracuse, a lonely fisherman who one day pulls a beautiful woman named Ondine out of the sea in his nets. His young daughter Annie is convinced that she is a "selkie" - a creature from Irish folklore much like a mermaid. Syracuse has his doubts, but as Ondine brings some luck and joy to his .. Read more
| Starring | Colin Farrell, Tony Curran, Stephen Rea, Dervla Kirwan |
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| Director | Neil Jordan |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Neil Jordan has fallen into a regular pattern of late, following every trip to Hollywood with a more personal Irish... read more on Time Out
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Patience Needed
I liked this, but must say that I felt it dragged. The story unfolded very gently, and the film is loaded with Irish charm. For once, Colin Farrell is a ... read more »
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dark and depressing
This film was fairly average. It was alternative and introverted, which was cool in a quirky way but the whole feeling of the film dragged on a bit and I found ... read more »
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Little quirky and enjoyable
This movie is a little quirky but I really liked it. Colin Farrell plays a single dad living in a small town in Ireland. He loves his little daughter and plays ... read more »
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sweet sweet sweet
slow yet charming irish tale with colin farrell on better form than of late,neil jordan too should stick to this sort of thing instead of his hollywood output.
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Romance in Irish mist
This is a pleasant enough romance to watch for a cosy night in. You can't help feeling that the crew waited for days for the weather to buck up and decided ... read more »
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nothing special
I expected something slightly more charming, especially with Colin F. heading the cast....but it didn't really happen. Nothing special at all.
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Is Ondine really Ondine?
I loved this. It's simply story and a maybe bit too much like a fairytale but set against the less than salubrious parts of a small Irish fishing town it ... read more »
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A nicely understated treat for the eyes and ears
Beautifully filmed and nice, understated acting from a fine cast. I didn't have any problems understanding what was being said, so I'm not sure why so ... read more »
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Surprisingly disappointing.
The soundtrack is lovely, as are Ireland's southwest coast and Colin Farrell. But the story is muddled; the dialogue, contrived; the editing, confusing; the... read more »
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It's not what you expect!
I did rather enjoy this film, for reasons which i cannot directly tell as it will spoil it.
However it starts off as a film about a fisherman and his... read more »
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Throw her back in the water
Having seen Colin Farrel get back to form recently, I expected more. However the dialogue is almost incomprehensible,and the acting wooden and predictable as is... read more »