Priyanku Biswas (kaindefiance)
I set out for this movie with little hope, but once it started the sweet romantic music and astounding sceneries of Ireland began to creep inside me pointing my heart that it can be a good movie. And so it was. Not a conventional love story. But this one struck me to the core of my heart. There cannot be a guy who cannot fall in love with Ondine after seeing this movie. Collin Farell as the fisherman and Alison Barry as the daughter keeps the pace and comedy up , and still its Ondine all the way. Guys don't miss this one for the world as it can bring many memories back of what real love can be that we often forget in this materialistic world.
Armand
old tale. and its new pieces. a film about heart of solitude, force of myth, beauty of faith. and love as arena of freedom. mystery, legend, the image of a child about a woman, a fisherman with many problems and a kind of spell. a not special movie with science to give crumbs of delicate emotions and to make a legend more profound. not very right in details but exercise of good art to create emotion. and nice occasion to understand the limits of reality as fruit of dream. a interesting surprise - role of Colin Farell. a smart way to sustain drawing of character - dialogs with the priest and circle of past. delicate solution to create a gray world with fragile borders. inspired music and images. a good movie. not extraordinary. just beautiful. like each slice of life.
Tom Smith
Ondine was so disappointing primarily because I couldn't understand 90% of what was said due to the excessively strong accents. The strong accents may have been accurate, but most of the English speaking population aren't familiar with such strong accents.There were several great actors in Ondine, so I was really looking forward to watching it. Unfortunately, not being familiar with the "strongest" of Irish accents (and I'm part Irish) I just couldn't understand what many and especially Colin Farrell were saying. It sounded like mumbling.Today movies can easily be made for the general population and incorporate mechanisms to help facilitate the audience easily understanding the message. The subtitling in Avatar is a great example. They did everything possible to make the subtitling easy and quick to read. Many movies "don't care" if you can read the subtitles or see in the dark scene or understand what was said or not.My point is that it's LAZINESS on the part of the movie maker if they don't put any effort in broadening the appeal to the audience. In the case of Ondine, you can have a "strong" accent but still have it understandable by the general populous.
stardens
The colors of the water, sky, and coastline are infusing. The storyline very nicely captures the greater meaning people seek in the initial stage of love affair and then very abruptly cuts into the reality of it. It pertained to the necessity of acceptance for continuity and/or to the finale for the lack of it. Personally, I didn't see the girl as "the skinny wanna-be lingerie model" as some have criticized previously, but quiet contrary- she played her part of NETHER-BEING well! The lovers were portrayed as they almost always traditionally are- in a need to save one another, to help one another and they were matched in terms of their particular needs. Both key characters' compassion for life, despite their vices or imperfections, shows in their genuine affection towards the little girl, as well as in their regard for and reliance on little girl's psychological strength.
AD
