The Mermaid
576
Comedy. Fantasy. Romance
Playboy business tycoon Liu Xuan purchases the Green Gulf, a wildlife reserve, for a sea reclamation project, and uses sonar technology to get rid of the sea life in the area. Unknown to him, the Green Gulf is the home of merpeople, and the sonar has caused many of them to die or get sick. The few survivors live in an abandoned shipwreck in the gulf, and want to assassinate Xuan for his deeds. The merfolk send Shan, a beautiful mermaid ... [+]
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United States | Variety | "Led by a star-making turn from Jelly Lin, this supernatural comic fantasy is pure enchantment." | POS |
United States | The Hollywood Reporter | "A sweet, comical and timely ecological fantasy." | POS |
Spain | FilmAffinity | China Box Office: 'Mermaid' became Top-Grossing Film Ever With $550 million, and the first movie ever to score more than half a billion dollars at the Chinese box office. | POS |
United States | Slate | "It’s demented, great, and a hit." | POS |
United States | Los Angeles Times | "Crass and macabre, yet big-hearted, it makes a wonderfully adult bedtime story." | POS |
United States | Village Voice | "Here's hoping that the studios don’t pay too much attention to the film itself, as there’s little here worth emulating." | NEG |
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