A quirky and stylish South Korean comedy that I caught on MUBI. A pretty decent watch.

Vegan points:
The title character is a fish.

yeah so anyone with trypophobia really shouldn't watch this

This was very funny and quirky and korean and absurdist (in a catfish doing a backflip perfectly in the centre of a moon way) and very contemporary (especially with the mostly chill electronic music that was used) with wes anderson vibes with the whole aesthetic, just not as distracting whilst easy to follow plot wise. I loved that it didn’t take itself too seriously. It was just very nonsensical but I was so charmed and want to see more from this director!

an absolute mess in the plot but it’s made up by being completely weird, really colorful, and overly out of the box.

an absolutely charming and delightful film.

gorgeous cinematography and colours, a wonderful performance from lee jooyoung in the lead, and a script that is poignant as often as it is funny.

the plot is occasionally muddled, but there are some exquisite sequences, and one of the best payoffs i've ever seen.

a lovely, lovely film.

Glad I found it on Mubi a few hours before expiring! A quirky, absurdist comedy about doubt and sinkholes.

I can imagine the original Shirkers movie (not the documentary) Sandi Tan wanted to make would be something like this: a kooky mix of genres, with absurd characters (the titular character is a talking fish), and a whole lot of holes (sinkholes, plot holes, assholes.)

Ok but like... what actually happened???

This was a very nicely shot film but honestly the plot was all over the place and that’s being nice. I just really really really didn’t care about what was going on, the characters, not much made all that much sense, the music was fairly annoying. It was narrated by a fish mane, like why??? After watching this film the one word that comes to mind is just WHY. Shame cos like I said it was so nicely shot and I guess some of the dialogue was nice but yeah otherwise no bueno 

Mid 5

A light-hearted romp for whimsical hoes like me. A bunch of images from this will be stuck in my mind for a long time.

Did not manage to complete the film because it expired from the streaming service mid-watch, but what I saw was a startling absorption of the Tom Sachs aesthetic into narrative cinema

ok

Being so fundamentally quirky isn't always a plus, but it is in this instance. Maggie is strange and fun, and far removed from the norm.

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