Little Fish

This film was originally written as a short story by Aja Gabel, and writer Mattson Tomlin - who's main experience is writing short films, extended this one to a long dragged out 101 minutes of frustrating back and forth convoluted timelines and lackluster jumbled narrative.

It's should've stayed as a short film. There was just too much mushy filler for the little substance this story had to offer. It needed much more guts and finesse, because by the end, you're left unsatisfied and depressed from the story - and the time you invested watching it. You can literally fast-forward many of the scenes, and not miss a thing.

The performances were great, especially the adorable Olivia Cooke, but I struggled understanding some of her narrating with her deep English accent. The narrating wasn't necessary, because you'll still get lost in some of the timelines. Better directing by Chad Hartigan "may" have saved this film from its many flaws and annoyances, and/or editing out at least 30 mins.

It's a generous 6/10 from me, mainly for the performances and the decent score and cinematography.