Jan Vonk
If the DVD-cover states that a movie is in the style of certain others you should already be warned! Generally it's a dead giveaway for cheap imitations or failed attempts to contribute to the genre. 'Dead Fish' is a clear example of the latter, with a great cast and good production standards but yet it still fails miserably.The reason is simply because it's all a bit too improbable and over-the-top. We have Gary Oldman as the hired gun falling into love on first glance with a girl using exactly the same phone? Jimi Mistry as a pothead whose behaviour should have killed him long ago? Billy Zane whose character is the most unlikely secret agent you'll ever see? The coming back to life of Terence Stamp?And the list could be longer still, handy you're a locksmith if you carry a hit mans' phone who gets his orders from station lockers! On the positive side there's Robert Carlyle as the foul mouthed loan shark and gorgeous Elena Anaya as the love interest. But even they cannot save a movie that's just trying too hard.
Hugues Boisvert
I rent that movie and there is a reason why I never heard about that film, it's because it is part of the worst movies that I ever saw in my life. Seriously. Everything in that movie is poor; including the actors and, despite the fact that they are all recognized people such as Gary Oldman, Billy Zane and Terence Stamp, I found they were all sadly poor in the movie. It is a story without style, completely pathetic and surprisingly complex without any reason. I found it hard to follow but I think the movie is just badly directed and built. And, by all these facts, it is a very boring movie. Without surprise, I even wanted to pull me a bullet in the head in the middle of the movie. This a little production who thinks that the only ingredient needed to make a good movie is great actors, but that reveals a lack of professionalism and that is what the film principally suffers. Maybe not watching that movie is the best choice to do.
angry-man
...Self indulgent, pointless, meaningless... Why, how and what on earth enabled this train wreck to ever get made? Even the likes of Gary Oldman, Robert Carlyle, Billy Zane and Terence Stamp aren't sufficient to turn this mess around, rather they are mostly dragged down with it, with the possible slight exception of Carlyle, who's performance offers at least a little entertainment when he comes on the screen. The two young leads that hold the "plot" together are utterly weak and are putting me to sleep as I write this. Half way in and it's still just painful!!! I mean all the hallmarks of poor film-making: self conscious direction, miserable attempts at clever plot devices and witless attempts at humour. One of the worst, most agonizingly annoying scores imaginable. And what the hell is up with all the stupid CGI hearts?! If you value your time even a little bit, do not waste it on this... I am officially pulling the plug now...45 minutes in.
jeroen-136
This movie seems to aim at the same public as snatch would, but the movie doest't even come close to that.When we started to watch the movie my girlfriend said in the first view minutes "bad movie". I like to stay a little more optimistic in these cases but in this case it was false. You can't really get a grip on the movie. It does't take you trough the story.The worst is when the killer starts singing. I really was wondering WTF is going on now. Later on the killer again is talking about his love for the girl. Then I started feeling some sort of shame and hope he would't start singing again...It is not the worst movie i have seen but it really is not what I expected.
