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A Cool Fish

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A cop-turned-security guard tries to track down his sister's kidnappers.
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Elizabeth Kerr The Hollywood Reporter 11/27/2018
Rao has an eye for kooky irony and knows how to get the most from his actors, and he clearly has a few things to say about modern China, but his ambition occasionally exceeds his grasp. Go to Full Review
Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 11/15/2018
The Chinese film "A Cool Fish" is one of those bold genre collisions of crime, comedy and pathos that either carries you along on its currents, or leaves you a disaffected bystander, and the latter is the more likely outcome here. Go to Full Review
Alan Ng Film Threat 12/17/2018
4/10
Why see A Cool Fish? Good question, I don't know. Its plot, action, and acting are underwhelming. Go to Full Review
Craig Mathieson The Sunday Age 12/09/2018
2.5/5
A mix of parallel missteps offset by hard but unassuming social commentary that slowly comes to the fore even as the improbable storylines are tied together. Go to Full Review
John Berra Screen International 11/19/2018
Aiming for a mix of postmodern caper and grassroots social commentary, it's a hectically plotted misfire that comes up short on both fronts. Go to Full Review
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07/27/2022 LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 49 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more 01/10/2019 Quite a heartwarming movie by my opinion. The humor was not forced and the characters worked really well together. The movie did a great job of tying together all the stories of the different characters. Definitley a good film to watch. 11/10 would see again. I'm not sure why this movie has such bad reviews on RT, if you like foriegn movies this is one of the best. See more 12/21/2018 A Cool Fish is an original comedy with a rather absurd characteristic manifested by Sichuan dialect, which is a significant cultural aspect of this film that cannot be easily translated and fathomed by foreigners. The main characters depicted by the film are quite realistic and attractive without using pretentious mushy plots and stereotypes of the poor. The absurdity of specific plots, say the robbery scene, brings about a rather humorous atmosphere. Too bad that I'm not a professional, that I cannot present a convincing review with academic knowledge. However, I hope the critics can be less condescending and a little more modest towards Chinese culture. There is clearly a cultural gap in between that thwart this film to attain a higher score. See more 11/26/2018 Didn't expect much from the film, as none of the actors are famous. But it turned out to be such a good film! Even my partner, who doesn't speak Chinese, really enjoyed it. Very funny, yet touching story. See more 11/18/2018 A beam of hope shining beyond the fear of death. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A cop-turned-security guard tries to track down his sister's kidnappers.
Director
Xiaozhi Rao
Screenwriter
Xiaozhi Rao
Distributor
China Lion Film Distribution
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 16, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 6, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$551.2K
Runtime
1h 49m
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