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Reviews Counted:35
Fresh:33
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.9/10
Consensus: Cannes Jury Prize-winner Fish Tank is gritty British realism at its very best with flawless performances from newcomer Kate Jarvis, and Michael Fassbender.
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Jan 15, 2010 Limited
Starring: Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Harry Treadaway
Director: Andrea Arnold
Fish Tank is a simple but incredibly, almost unbelievably, powerful film. No man or woman with warm blood in their body will come away from it feeling chirpy. On the plus side, it’s so reassuringly brilliant that you’ll feel proud to be British.
Fish Tank doesn't give you much to smile about. But the fact this country has the raw talent to produce a film like this is a reason to be cheerful.
An almost unnervingly naturalistic look at a teen's life, anchored by a fierce central performance
Beautifully written, stunningly directed drama with a terrific, breakout performance from newcomer Katie Jarvis – Fish Tank is one of the best films of the year.
Brit writer/director Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank is a Dardennes-style drama bang out of the top drawer. Powerful, punishing, funny and beautifully observed, it’s driven by a stunning performance from non-pro newcomer Katie Jarvis.
I’m just having trouble comprehending the fuss being made in other quarters, because this film is awfully familiar—basically just a contemporary gloss on the classic British kitchen sink/angry young (wo)man drama.
Fish Tank is a kitchen sink drama with themes of alienation and sexual repression explored by a picaresque female protagonist.
Fish Tank, a social drama at once bucolic and grimy, draws a magnificent performance from newcomer Katie Jarvis, who plays Mia, a fierce-tempered, beer-guzzling teenager.
It’s only her second feature film, but with Fish Tank, the British director Andrea Arnold demonstrates that she more than deserves her place in a Cannes competition lineup.
Andrea Arnold has demonstrated her mastery and fluency in the social-realist idiom, and simply makes it fizz with life.
Andrea Arnold confidently navigates the pitfalls of the ‘difficult’ second feature with Fish Tank, which confirms her status as a torchbearer for the social realist traditions of Ken Loach and the Dardenne brothers.
What makes pic feel special is its unflinching honesty and lack of sentimentality or moralizing, along with assured direction and excellent perfs.
A gripping, naturalistic, portrait of a disaffected teenager. A Striking film with vivid performances.
Well enough written and directed, and certainly acted, to prove a compassionate and in the end and optimistic study of an underclass who, despite everything, refuse to succumb to their circumstances.
A film that brilliantly and sensitively buzzes with life and offers its very own take on our world and our city. It delivers in spades attitude, humour, sadness, love, anger and hope.
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