An Nguyen, Ken Leung, Randall Duk Kim
A rotoscope-animated modern-day Cinderella story set in the underbelly of New York's Chinatown.
Stats: 28 reviews
Year of the fish - Is finally getting its US release.
Taxicabs may not turn into a pumpkins, and the fairy godmother may sport fins and a tail, but "Year of the Fish" is a Cinderella story all the way, from its abused heroine to its happy ending. That the film is rotoscoped, ...( read more)
AMAZING MOVIE, it was so sweet and heartfelt! i loved this movie it was so great!
Year of the Fish is the chineese version of the story Cinderella. I really enjoyed this movie. The story was different, but also familiar. The animation was also very well done. A great movie.
Kaplan keeps the story breezy and brisk, and provides his down-to-earthily modern fairy tale with an appropriately other-worldly visual style. full review
HBO's 1990s cartoon series Happily Ever After multiculturalized traditional fairy tales, and Year of the Fish may as well be a live-action episode of the now-defunct program. full review
Written and directed by Reginald Harkema with a sharp eye toward the paradoxes of fighting The Man in the 21st century. full review
This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "Year of the Fish" !
Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
All Rotten Tomatoes content is used under license from Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes, Certified Fresh, and the Tomatometer are the trademarks of Incfusion Corporation, d/b/a Rotten Tomatoes, a subsidiary of IGN Entertainment, Inc.
