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Fueled by powerful work from a strong cast led by Cate Blanchett, Little Fish is a hard-hitting story worth watching -- and a major step forward for director Rowan Woods.
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The actors give performances of intense naturalness. Jul 22, 2006 | Full Review…
The actors give performances of intense naturalness.
Philip French
It's a sober, sensitive film ... about degrees of dependency, grief, guilt, recrimination and recuperation. Jul 20, 2006 | Full Review…
It's a sober, sensitive film ... about degrees of dependency, grief, guilt, recrimination and recuperation.
Geoff Andrew
It's a tidy showcase for Cate Blanchett as a recovering drug addict struggling to throw off the shackles of her past, but Sam Neill and Hugo Weaving also shine ... Jul 1, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
It's a tidy showcase for Cate Blanchett as a recovering drug addict struggling to throw off the shackles of her past, but Sam Neill and Hugo Weaving also shine ...
Stella Papamichael
A small film with a big cast, Little Fish is notable for its performances. Feb 27, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/4
A small film with a big cast, Little Fish is notable for its performances.
Lisa Rose
If you say you'd watch Cate Blanchett in anything, here's your chance to prove it. Feb 24, 2006 | Rating: 1/4
If you say you'd watch Cate Blanchett in anything, here's your chance to prove it.
Kyle Smith
Cate Blanchett sinks into the role of a recovering drug addict in a thorny, compelling drama from Australia. Feb 23, 2006 | Rating: 3/5
Cate Blanchett sinks into the role of a recovering drug addict in a thorny, compelling drama from Australia.
Stephen Holden
It's an incredible performance [from Cate Blanchett]. Sep 15, 2017 | Full Review…
It's an incredible performance [from Cate Blanchett].
Keeva Stratton
Fish finally puts its pieces together, unravelling the story strands in a dramatically resonant third act where the film finally lifts itself out of the doldrums. Nov 7, 2012 | Rating: 3/5
Fish finally puts its pieces together, unravelling the story strands in a dramatically resonant third act where the film finally lifts itself out of the doldrums.
Luke Goodsell
A superb cast, mostly playing roles against type, make Little Fish a captivating and emotionally involving film, delivered with the flourish of a filmmaker who knows his craft and what to do with it to reach his audience. Oct 18, 2008 | Full Review…
A superb cast, mostly playing roles against type, make Little Fish a captivating and emotionally involving film, delivered with the flourish of a filmmaker who knows his craft and what to do with it to reach his audience.
Urban Cinefile Critics
Little Fish will leave you full of admiration for its undeniable craft, but perhaps also not entirely sure what its point is. Jun 19, 2007 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Little Fish will leave you full of admiration for its undeniable craft, but perhaps also not entirely sure what its point is.
Anton Bitel
Strong performances and meticulous direction make this consistently disconcerting, but the subplot distracts from the moving human drama. Jul 22, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Strong performances and meticulous direction make this consistently disconcerting, but the subplot distracts from the moving human drama.
Patrick Peters
Blanchett is superb as Tracy, a recognisable and believable character attempting to put her past behind her. Jul 20, 2006 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Blanchett is superb as Tracy, a recognisable and believable character attempting to put her past behind her.
Matthew Turner
A very gritty Australian film, with of plenty of natural performers. Slow moving at times, but a story that was kind of unavoidable, in your face and was told with a lot of reality.
Super Reviewer
I recognize Little Fish's failures, but for some reason I found it utterly heartbreaking.
An all-star Australian cast work this wonderfully scripted drama to its full extent. What starts of as a complex drama soon turns into that of a crime drama. It is to the films credit that the evolution of genres is handled rather well and goes mostly unnoticed. The film relies more on subtle hints to the past of the characters, and even leaves us with an ending that needs some thinking about. This may not be to everyone's liking but it really does make it a more involving piece. It's gorgeously shot, with lighting used coming off as something other-worldly with great beams shining down from street lights and headlights. A great drama that doesn't quite have a conclusion that the film hints towards earlier on.
Great performances raise this Australian tale of the struggle to move on and what to keep from your past, above the norm.
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