Ondine is not really a fairy tale - but it wants you to think that for most of the movie. I like a movie that applies a steady dose of misdirection, but the overall effect of this one was too cute for me. Colin Farrell is a recovering alcoholic and fisherman in Ireland. He has a sick daughter and an alcoholic ex-wife or GF who is now living with a Scot. Every freakin' line of of dialog he utters is melancholy and perfect and cute and oh-so-sweet. I got a toothache.
So he finds a girl in his fishing net, and wants to believe it's a selkie (seal who lost her skin) who can grant a wish and save his daughter. Colin is super hot, and if you like him at all, pick this one up just to watch.
My second biggest problem with the movie is the subtitles - or lack of subtitles. With thick Irish and Scottish accents, this damn DVD needed subtitles. It only offered Spanish. So I missed half the dialog.
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