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Goldfish Memory on DVD (2003)

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Average rating: 57%
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Starring: Flora Montgomery, Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Sean Campion
Director: Elizabeth Gill
Studio: MILLIVRES MULTIMEDIA / LACE
Run time: 84 mins
Certificate: 15
Collections: 100 Rom-Coms
Genres: Comedy, Gay/Lesbian, Romance
Languages: English
Released: 07/03/2005

Brief synopsis of Goldfish Memory

A light-hearted look at the dangers and delights of dating in contemporary Dublin

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Rating of 2 stars out of 5 Radio Times

Dubliners look for love in this light-hearted romantic comedy from writer/director Liz Gill. A lecherous lecturer (Sean Campion), cynical courier (Keith McErlean) and opportunistic bisexual (Fiona O'Shaughnessy) are just some of the characters who trade off partners with alarming frequency, illustrating the notion that people have an amazingly short memory when it comes to love's aches and pains. Their reaction is simple, and that's to laugh and dive back in the dating pool. The story is simplistic and clichéd, while the characters change sexual preferences and partners far too easily with virtually no crises of conscience or social stigma. But, despite its obvious drawbacks, this look at modern love still manages to raise the odd smile.

Time Out

This Irish ensemble piece about love and dating in twenty-first century Dublin feels like a six-part TV series... Read more on www.timeout.com

The Sunday Times

Superb character acting and glossy, sexy view of 21st century Dublin

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Rated - 3 starsDublin Looks Great but I've forgotten the plot...

Pete Shuttleworth from Hemel Hempstead , 24/05/2005

If you enjoy modern living and life and need a slice of Dublin looking good and and Dublin folk being bad then this film might just do it for you. I was quite motivated to watch the film (having heard about it from other sources) but genuinely disinterested by the end of it. Sexuality and sexual behaviour is what the film tries to engage around but I found the film lacking heart and reason. Perhaps that is what modern Dublin is all about but, knowing the Irish, I doubt that very much. A Friday night film to drink a bottle of wine with rather than be bowled over by and be prepared - your partner might ask you a question or two about why you rented it afterwards! Not Bad. Not Brilliant. 3/5.

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Rated - 4 starsAn amiable comedy

LondonMatt from London [Highly rated reviewer] , 09/07/2005

This film follows the love-lives of a handful of Dublin residents, refreshingly included multiple sexualities without any preaching or self-conscious rightonness.

The whole cast is very good. Highlights are the scenes between Red and Angie where they discuss the different emotions of men and women, and the lesbian relationship circle.

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Rated - 1 starsAbsolutely flipping terrible!

A customer from Nottingham, England , 23/01/2006

This film was the worst film I have ever seen from the ministry of boggly eyes! (I think it was a casting requirement to have goldfish like eyes). I must say that I did laugh - that was the point at which I turned it off because it was so utterly dreadful. Don't bother thats what I would say.

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Rated - 4 starsModern and funky

A customer from Cambridgeshire , 10/10/2005

bunch of mixed persons, yet at some time or other their lives over lap. fast story line (had to keep my other half up to date, kept loosing the plot), but loved it , wished the film had gone on longer

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Rated - 3 starsDublin Looks Great but I've forgotten the plot...

Pete Shuttleworth from Hemel Hempstead , 24/05/2005

If you enjoy modern living and life and need a slice of Dublin looking good and and Dublin folk being bad then this film might just do it for you. I was quite motivated to watch the film (having heard about it from other sources) but genuinely disinterested by the end of it. Sexuality and sexual behaviour is what the film tries to engage around but I found the film lacking heart and reason. Perhaps that is what modern Dublin is all about but, knowing the Irish, I doubt that very much. A Friday night film to drink a bottle of wine with rather than be bowled over by and be prepared - your partner might ask you a question or two about why you rented it afterwards! Not Bad. Not Brilliant. 3/5.

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