Little Fish

This is a good reworking of Japanese American writer, Aja Gabel's 2011 short story. It's almost creepy, in that its subject matter only timely reflecting this present pandemic!

The film flows as a slowburner, a love story dealing with a degenerative illness affecting people's memory. Olivia Cooke is great as "Emma" as she deals with people she loves, fallen to the pandemic.

It also questions, isolation and the film's empathy is brought forth with science and the possible "cure". Using a fictional bay area landscape, it's palette of Grey's, blues, etc. are personafied through the film's cinematography.

This film is also reminiscent somewhat of George Romero's 1973 "The Crazies" (although I doubt that this film was being referenced by this film's production nor Aja Gabel's story). It worth a look, it's somber, almost bittersweet.

This movie is astounding. A simple love story, a tragic one as he catches a virus which makes him slowly forget everything. She tries to make him remember. I truly, totally believe in their love. The acting was sublime, I've rarely seen anything like it. The chemistry doesn't have to be sizzling hot because this is not about sexual passion, it's about true deep down heart felt love. The dialogue is flawless, the production is amazing, the photography excellent. This is truly art, and cinema, at it's very best.

I almost turned this off after 20 or so minutes because it was quite slow. I'm glad I stuck with it. Quite a sad movie but has important things to say.

Olivia Cooke is amazing here. She does so much with subtle facial expressions, especially toward the very end.

It's a very depressing pastime but also a very relaxing one? What a gorgeous production from top to bottom with truly exceptional photography and sound design that homes in on all your senses. I'm surprised that Chad Hartigan was never on my radar until now.

O'Connel and Cooke are really the heart and soul of the whole thing. Giving truly grounded performances that is going to make you feel something. Don't care who all y'all are, you cannot look me in the eyes after watching it and tell me you didn't feel anything.

Magnificent original score as well, one track actually brought tears from my eyeballs.

The build up is a bit slow, but the ending is powerful. I find the story engaging, and it's well worth watching.