Comments on: AFI Fest 2009: Fish Tank http://www.rowthree.com/2009/11/08/afi-fest-2009-fish-tank/ Where Cinema is more than just $100 Million productions Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:49:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jandy http://www.rowthree.com/2009/11/08/afi-fest-2009-fish-tank/#comment-39244 Jandy Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:43:15 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=21093#comment-39244 Thanks, David. I still don't think I adequately captured my experience watching it, but you're totally right - in synopsis, it sounds routine and dull, but the way it's actually put together makes it so much more than the sum of its parts. I think both Andrea Arnold and Katie Jarvis really have something special, and they sparked together perfectly here. Thanks, David. I still don’t think I adequately captured my experience watching it, but you’re totally right – in synopsis, it sounds routine and dull, but the way it’s actually put together makes it so much more than the sum of its parts. I think both Andrea Arnold and Katie Jarvis really have something special, and they sparked together perfectly here.

]]> By: David Brook http://www.rowthree.com/2009/11/08/afi-fest-2009-fish-tank/#comment-39242 David Brook Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:08:34 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=21093#comment-39242 I just saw this last night and I think your write up is pretty spot-on. On paper a lot of it shouldn't work - working class kitchen sink dramas have been done to death in the UK and much of the film is very predictable, yet it is so well handled it all works beautifully. I wasn't a big fan of a couple of the characters though, I felt the mother was a bit one dimensional and I actually thought the sister's performance was a bit hit and miss. It was really all about Mia though and Katie Jarvis is incredible in the lead role. I'll have to check out Red Road, a friend of mine has it on DVD so I'll be raiding his DVD collection soon. I just saw this last night and I think your write up is pretty spot-on. On paper a lot of it shouldn’t work – working class kitchen sink dramas have been done to death in the UK and much of the film is very predictable, yet it is so well handled it all works beautifully. I wasn’t a big fan of a couple of the characters though, I felt the mother was a bit one dimensional and I actually thought the sister’s performance was a bit hit and miss. It was really all about Mia though and Katie Jarvis is incredible in the lead role.

I’ll have to check out Red Road, a friend of mine has it on DVD so I’ll be raiding his DVD collection soon.

]]> By: Jandy Stone http://www.rowthree.com/2009/11/08/afi-fest-2009-fish-tank/#comment-36867 Jandy Stone Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:23:30 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=21093#comment-36867 Hopefully it will, Marina. It's gotten such good buzz and lots of awards at all the festivals, so I'd think it would hit Vancouver sometime. Honestly, I really liked <em>Red Road</em>, but <em>Fish Tank</em> blew me away. If I felt comfortable giving new releases five stars on a first viewing, I would have. Hopefully it will, Marina. It’s gotten such good buzz and lots of awards at all the festivals, so I’d think it would hit Vancouver sometime.

Honestly, I really liked Red Road, but Fish Tank blew me away. If I felt comfortable giving new releases five stars on a first viewing, I would have.

]]> By: Marina Antunes http://www.rowthree.com/2009/11/08/afi-fest-2009-fish-tank/#comment-36866 Marina Antunes Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:47:44 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=21093#comment-36866 I guess I should finally make the effort to see Red Road. I'm dying to see this - hope it manages to open these parts at some point. I guess I should finally make the effort to see Red Road. I’m dying to see this – hope it manages to open these parts at some point.

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