Ondine (2009)

Director: Neil Jordan
Writer: Neil Jordan
Cast: Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Alison Barry, Stephen Rea
Genre: Drama, Romance

Ondine is the story of an Irish fisherman (Farrell) who one day saves a woman (Bachleda) in his fishing net, and believes her to be a mermaid. The entire story is both predictable and flawed, and the only thing saving it from disaster is the acting and the heart.

I'll admit my respect for Farrell as an actor has steadily grown the past years, advancing from his early pretty boy status, towards a more accomplished actor. Sadly he still lacks a lot in the department for choosing roles. Bachleda and Barry makes for a couple of interesting new acquaintances, but writer/director Jordan doesn't manage to give us the small town feel he so desperately would have needed for this to work better.