You guys....this is the second Colin Farrell movie I have liked recently. Now I'm going to have to re-evaluate my dislike of Colin Farrell. I hate doing that.This was a beautiful modern fairy tale from Neil Jordan that was not batshit insane like his The Company of Wolves.
Syracuse (Colin Farrell), an Irish fisherman, finds a woman caught in his nets one day. His daughter, Annie (Alison Barry), believes the woman is a selkie, a mythical creature capable of turning into a seal. Ondine (Alicja Bachleda) is eager not to be seen by the folk in Syracuse's town for her own reasons. She goes out on the boat with him while he fishes and sings to the sea, bringing him a strange sort of luck. Enough luck that even Syracuse starts to wonder if she is not actually a sea-creature herself.
The whole film is shot in blues and greens and hazy grays. That and the languid pacing lull you like a day out at sea. If you let yourself go, this is a wonderfully sweet film with a touch of magical realism.
No comments:
Post a Comment