1988 · comedy · crime
A Fish Called Wanda
Directed by Charles Crichton1h 49m1988
While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection.
Our read: A Fish Called Wanda (1988) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded comedy · crime entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, gentle comedy / crime, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, measured.
- cosy
- brisk
- redemptive
- funny
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