Fishtales (2007)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Alki David

Writers:

Alki David (written by) &
Melissa Painter (written by)

Release Date:

1 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Family

Tagline:

A funny catch!

Plot:

The film takes place on the Greek Island of Spetses, where widowed Greek-History Professor Thomas Bradley...

Plot Keywords:

Mermaid | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Billy Zane	...	Dr. Thomas Bradley
Kelly Brook	...	Neried
Alki David	...	Captain Mavros
Amber Savva	...	Serena Bradley
Felix Yanez	...	Dimitri Mavros
Efi Papatheodorou	...	Klymeni (as Effi Papatheodorou)
John Nettleton	...	Professor Coulter
Terrence Hardiman	...	Professor Ratcher
John Quayle	...	Professor Whiner
Dorothea Mercouri	...	Burning Bride (as Dorotea Mercuri)
Natalia Kapodistria	...	Trinket Shop Owner
Olivia Grant	...	Angela
Vicky Protogeraki	...	Niece 1 (as Bicky Protogeraki)
Melina Kyriakopoulou	...	Niece 2
Rod Woodruff	...	Man in Restaurant

MPAA:

Rated PG for some rude humor and language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Greek

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Arokaria

Trivia:

The mermaid tail that Kelly Brook and her stunt double, Hannah Stacey, wore for the film were specially moulded to fit each of them and took three and a half months to build.

Fun-loving and romantic, fans of light comedic love tales should like this one

Dr. Thomas Bradley (Billy Zane) is a typical absent-minded professor. Writing a book about the lore and language of ancient Greece, he is having trouble, nonetheless, meeting deadlines. His young daughter, Serena, is at a loss about how to help him. At the college's direction, Dr. Bradley is told to travel to the Greek isles and finish his book at the appropriate time. Unfortunately, Thomas is a bit of a scaredy-cat when it comes to the sea and he can't swim, so the prospect of a working vacation surrounded by water doesn't please him. Yet, once he and his daughter arrive at their destination, Dr. Bradley does find the atmosphere quite nice. So does Serena. In fact, Serena meets a beautiful neried (Kelly Brook), a classical name for mermaid, on the shore and is fascinated by her new acquaintance. The young girl is soon determined to "match" the mermaid to her father, despite the fact that the water-lady only has legs after sunset. Then, too complications arrive when a native Greek gentleman begins following the foreigners, for his grandson has told him a mermaid has been seen on the shore near their house. Will the professor finish his book in time and will he be interested in romance, too? This was quite a lovely film for those fans of light romance. The cast is nice, with Zane giving a fine comical turn as the professor and Brook utterly gorgeous and dry-witted as the neried. All other cast members give talented turns, too. Naturally, the scenery in Greece is beautiful beyond measure and the costumes, production values, script and direction are worthy, too. But, although the movie is touted as an acceptable family film, some parents might object to the daughter's occasional back-talk and the use of words like "a-hole". All in all, however, kids will probably enjoy it, especially young girls. Therefore, if you or yours love humorous romance and sweet stories, here is a tale to bring home someday soon. There's nothing fishy in saying a good time will be had by all, young and old alike.