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This modernized and rotoscope-animated update on the Cinderella story is charming at times and visually impressive, but audiences may find it to be too coarse for children and too superficial for adults.
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The director-writer, David Kaplan, is able to hold our attention, and the film's unusual look lends a magical feeling. October 18, 2008 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The director-writer, David Kaplan, is able to hold our attention, and the film's unusual look lends a magical feeling.
V.A. Musetto
Apart from the debut of appealing An Nguyen and a pet fish instead of a magic slipper, there's nothing particularly innovative here, and the film's seedy milieu ensures that it's anything but a kid-friendly fairy tale. September 26, 2008 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Apart from the debut of appealing An Nguyen and a pet fish instead of a magic slipper, there's nothing particularly innovative here, and the film's seedy milieu ensures that it's anything but a kid-friendly fairy tale.
Jeff Shannon
Too raw for kids and too simplistic for adults. August 29, 2008 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Too raw for kids and too simplistic for adults.
Walter V. Addiego
David Kaplan's sweet, if superficial, fairy tale won't change the world, but it makes nice use of its setting (Chinatown) and visual style (rotoscope animation). August 29, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
David Kaplan's sweet, if superficial, fairy tale won't change the world, but it makes nice use of its setting (Chinatown) and visual style (rotoscope animation).
Elizabeth Weitzman
An adult fable told with childlike simplicity, Year of the Fish updates an ancient Chinese version of the Cinderella story with imagination, charm and just the right amount of sweetness. August 29, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
An adult fable told with childlike simplicity, Year of the Fish updates an ancient Chinese version of the Cinderella story with imagination, charm and just the right amount of sweetness.
Jeannette Catsoulis
Kaplan keeps the story breezy and brisk, and provides his down-to-earthily modern fairy tale with an appropriately other-worldly visual style. August 29, 2008 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
Kaplan keeps the story breezy and brisk, and provides his down-to-earthily modern fairy tale with an appropriately other-worldly visual style.
Bob Mondello
Making the film 'animated' creates a remove from the harshness of reality, like erecting a scrim between performer and audience, but it also makes for a certain glow. July 5, 2011 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Making the film 'animated' creates a remove from the harshness of reality, like erecting a scrim between performer and audience, but it also makes for a certain glow.
Burl Burlingame
Quote not available. October 18, 2008 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
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Tenley Woodman
Without the animation layered on top of the action, the film would be thoroughly lacking in dramatic interest. October 17, 2008 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Without the animation layered on top of the action, the film would be thoroughly lacking in dramatic interest.
Marjorie Baumgarten
A re-imagining of Cinderella set in a massage parlor in New York's Chinatown, David Kaplan's film juxtaposes grime and exploitation with winsomeness and superstition. October 10, 2008 | Full Review…
A re-imagining of Cinderella set in a massage parlor in New York's Chinatown, David Kaplan's film juxtaposes grime and exploitation with winsomeness and superstition.
Stan Hall
Year of the Fish is an eye-opener for those unfamiliar with the tribulations many immigrants endure on their road to American citizenship. September 26, 2008 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
Year of the Fish is an eye-opener for those unfamiliar with the tribulations many immigrants endure on their road to American citizenship.
Bill White
Charming and dreamlike, Year of the Fish wrings every dime out of its low budget with wonderful performances that are by parts adorable, sharp and sweet and certainly worth a look. September 5, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Charming and dreamlike, Year of the Fish wrings every dime out of its low budget with wonderful performances that are by parts adorable, sharp and sweet and certainly worth a look.
Diva Velez
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