Year of the Fish Critic Reviews

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Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites

At its best, Year of the Fish makes a virtue of naivete - its heroine's, its director's, and the fragile fairy-tale belief that everyone deserves a happy ending.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Walter AddiegoAdd Critic to Favorites

Too raw for kids and too simplistic for adults.Read the full review

The New York Times | Jeannette CatsoulisAdd Critic to Favorites

Packs more sadness than the familiar fairy tale but offers its own fantastical delights. Ye Xian's party dress, made of teardrops, suits her -- and her story -- perfectly.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Tasha RobinsonAdd Critic to Favorites

To some degree, it's trying to find the magic in the everyday, but the attempts to ground it are cringe-inducing and problematic.Read the full review

Variety | John AndersonAdd Critic to Favorites

That the film is animated gives it an appropriately magical feel, but it can't save the story from being drowned in devices and stereotype.Read the full review

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