An Nguyen,
Tsai Chin,
Ken Leung,
Randall Duk Kim,
Lee Wong
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Writer/director David Kaplan offers a new spin on the familiar Cinderella story with this visually inventive tale of a hopeful Chinese immigrant who discovers that life in New York City isn't for the ... read more
DVD Release Date: February 8, 2011
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August 15, 2008Year of the fish - Is finally getting its US release.
Taxicabs may not turn into a pumpkins, and the fairy godmother may sport fins and a tail, but "Year of the Fish" is a Cinderella story all the way, from its abused heroine to its happy ending. That the film is rotoscoped, ... read more -
June 9, 2007Year of the Fish is the chineese version of the story Cinderella. I really enjoyed this movie. The story was different, but also familiar. The animation was also very well done. A great movie.
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October 18, 2008
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
August 29, 2008
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
Too raw for kids and too simplistic for adults. Full Review
August 29, 2008
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
David Kaplan's sweet, if superficial, fairy tale won't change the world, but it makes nice use of its setting (Chinatown) and visual style (rotoscope animation). Full Review
August 29, 2008
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
An adult fable told with childlike simplicity, Year of the Fish updates an ancient Chinese version of the Cinderella story with imagination, charm and just the right amount of sweetness.
August 29, 2008
Bob Mondello, NPR.org
Kaplan keeps the story breezy and brisk, and provides his down-to-earthily modern fairy tale with an appropriately other-worldly visual style. Full Review
August 27, 2008
Vadim Rizov, Village Voice
Year of the Fish is the kind of really bad movie it takes a lot of misplaced conviction to make. Full Review
April 26, 2007
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Written and directed by Reginald Harkema with a sharp eye toward the paradoxes of fighting The Man in the 21st century. Full Review
January 31, 2007
John Anderson, Variety
That the film is animated gives it an appropriately magical feel, but it can't save the story from being drowned in devices and stereotype. Full Review
July 5, 2011
Burl Burlingame, Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Making the film 'animated' creates a remove from the harshness of reality, like erecting a scrim between performer and audience, but it also makes for a certain glow. Full Review
October 17, 2008
Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
Without the animation layered on top of the action, the film would be thoroughly lacking in dramatic interest. Full Review
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