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Bully
The documentary Bully is devastatingly effective when it comes to putting faces on harassed children and giving them a voice.
"...struggling at school: Alex, a sweet, gawky middle-schooler dubbed "Fish Face" by his classmates; Kelby, a 16-year-old harassed by..."

April 13, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

One for the Money
Heigl plays bounty hunter Stephanie Plum in this adaptation of the first book in Janet Evanovich's bestselling crime series.
"...John Leguizamo, Daniel Sunjata, Sherri Shepherd, Debbie Reynolds and Fisher Stevens...."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

We Bought a Zoo
Matt Damon is a widower with two kids who buys a zoo after his wife bought the farm in Cameron Crowe's latest movie.
"...sentimental, Crowe winds up with a zoo that’s neither fish nor fowl...."

Dec. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Guard
A daffy, delightful Irish yarn capped by fabulous performances by Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle.
"...and Katarina Cas. Elements of a cop story, a fish-out-of-water tale, a mismatched-partners comedy, and a daffy Irish yarn..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I Am Number Four
This filmed adaptation of the first book in the proposed Lorien Legacies series follows the tribulations of an alien refugee on Earth.
"...first hide from his native planet's pillagers – the fish-gilled, tooth-rotty Mogadorians – and then openly wage war against..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Cedar Rapids
A wonderful cast turns Cedar Rapids into a semisweet charmer that fluxes between edgy comedy and palpable pathos.
"...show, The Wire. At its center, this is a fish-out-of-water story with all that that implies, but Arteta and..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Restrepo
This documentary, which chronicles the 15-month deployment in Afghanistan of about a dozen U.S. soldiers, is an example of photojournalism at its finest.
"...men felt, as one of them put it, “like fish in a barrel,” and, indeed, a few of them..."

July 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Daily Hustle: 4/9/10 (Updated)
Something fishy with Fire Dept recruiting?
"...Fish or cut bait: TDH casts off below the fold...."

April 9, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2010: Live Action
Judge for yourself among the five films contending for this year's Oscar for live-action short. The five international shorts nominated for Best Live Action Short Film include Patrik Eklund’s “Instead of Abracadabra," Luke Doolan's “Miracle Fish," Juanita Wilson's “The Door,” Gregg Helvey's “Kavi," and Joachim Back’s award-winning “The New Tenants.”
"...and about a decade too late. The Australian “Miracle Fish” centers around a misunderstood youth, although the 8-year-old, perpetually..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker play a feuding New York City couple who rediscover their love while out West.
"...Hear About the Morgans? is a forgettable and lackluster fish-out-of-water rom-com. The film exploits tired stereotypes about city and..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Paris
Paris, from the French director of When the Cat's Away, follows a half-dozen-plus Parisians and their interconnectedness.
"...brush past one another on the street, at the fish market, and at the hospital. Duris plays Pierre, whose..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

New in Town
A strident Renée Zellweger stars in this forgettable fish-out-of-water comedy.
"...pick smarter projects than New in Town. It's a fish-out-of-water comedy formerly known as Chilled in Miami – one..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Meet Dave
Eddie Murphy reteams with his Norbit director for this new extraterrestrial comedy in which miniature aliens operate a spaceship that has a human form.
"...a tape of Fantasy Island) encounters a host of fish-out-of-water situations. Not understanding social cues, Dave makes constant faux..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Nines
Ryan Reynolds, Melissa McCarthy, and Hope Davis star in three discrete but thematically linked short films in this feature-film-directing debut from screenwriter John August.
"...the feature-film-directing debut from screenwriter John August (Go, Big Fish), but it feels much more like some Bizarro World..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Next
Nicolas Cage plays a man who can see into the future – a talent the FBI wants to put to use capturing terrorists.
"...Zúñiga. This pseudo-Phildickian actioner is chum for the bigger fish to come this summer; for Moore, it’s a slummer...."

May 4, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Austin Film Society Documentary Tour
Fish Kill Flea
"...we're introduced to the subject of the oddly titled Fish Kill Flea – namely, the flea market that would..."

April 6, 2007 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Infamous
It's another Truman Capote picture about how the author wrote In Cold Blood – and it stands solidly on its own merits.
"...and his writing companion Harper Lee (Bullock) were citified fish out of water. The textures of the film feel..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A/k/a Tommy Chong
Chong cuts a hugely sympathetic figure in the story of his legal troubles after Operation Pipe Dreams, an anti-paraphernalia sweep that specifically targeted his bong business.
"...legendary stoner Peter Coyote) argue that Chong was a fish in Buchanan's barrel; she'd been handed a "show trial"..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Albert Brooks again sallies forth where others fear to tread, although his comic results are more mildly amusing than riotously funny.
"...arise among rival nations and the occasional smart gefilte fish-out-of-water gag (Al-Jazeera offers him a sitcom titled That Darn..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

BloodRayne
This video-game-to-movie adaptation of BloodRayne poses no threat to German filmmaker Uwe Boll's reputation as the modern-day Ed Wood.
"...actress/writer who’s more commonly associated with the films Go Fish, American Psycho, the upcoming Notorious Bettie Page, and the..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Dukes of Hazzard
A remake that's about as deep as Jessica Simpson's cleavage.
"...we transplant the Duke boys to Atlanta for some fish-out-of-water hijinks, and the heavy lifting is left to the..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Young Adam
A finely observed moral drama from Scottish filmmaker David Mackenzie, one of the rare directors who is equally adept at composition and working with his actors.
"...(McGregor), an itinerant barge worker, and his employer (Mullan) fish a woman’s lifeless body, clad in a full slip,..."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

My Baby's Daddy
Three players learn how to be good fathers and real men amid lots of stereotypes and tastelessness.
"...Watermelon Woman, was described by one critic as Go Fish meets She’s Gotta Have It. Perhaps this is stereotyping..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Brother Bear
A young Inuit hunter learns lessons when he is turned into a bear.
"...Kenai (Phoenix) and his two brothers (Raize and Sweeney) fish, ride mammoths, and yuk around in preparation for Kenai’s..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Blue Car
"...Moncrieff. Starring: David Strathairn, Agnes Bruckner, Margaret Colin, Frances Fisher, Regan Arnold, A.J. Buckley, Sarah Buehler and Amy Benedict...."

June 6, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Enlightenment Guaranteed
"...digital camcorder) and land in familiar enough territory: the fish-out-of-water farce, Tokyo-style. The movie strikes a blithe, crowd-pleasing note..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Evolution
"...to the backdrop of an Arizona rapidly reduced to fish food for the aliens. It's really a very good..."

June 8, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
"...as strong as they used to be, those one-note fish-out-of-the-Outback bits, especially considering Hollywood's not that fresh of a..."

April 20, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Just Visiting
"...with her own problems. Just Visiting piles on the fish-out-of-water gags at a steady pace and while some of..."

April 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Save the Last Dance
"...in Save the Last Dance comes from the usual fish-out-of-water jokes (watch the hapless Sara try to fit into..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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