1984 · romantic-comedy · fantasy · fish-out-of-water
Splash
Directed by Ron Howard1h 50m1984
A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.
Our read: Splash (1984) reads as a cosy, kinetic, inventive romantic-comedy · fantasy · fish-out-of-water entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, gentle romantic-comedy / fantasy, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- cosy
- brisk
- redemptive
- tender
Watching Splash tonight? Spin for your lens.
Everyone on the couch spins once and gets one craft to watch for. After the credits, compare what you caught.
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How Splash feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want sweet, silly eighties romance with a fish-out-of-water twist.”
Skip it tonight — Corny fantasy romance makes you roll your eyes instantly.
Eight films that feel like this one.
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