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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby DTS 5.1 ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Interactive Menu, Making Of, Production Notes, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: To sink or to swim: that is the question. In "Little Fish," Cate Blanchett does both. The great Australian actress sinks into the role of Tracy Heart, a 32-year-old recovering drug addict who manages a video store in Cabramatta, a Sydney suburb nicknamed Little Saigon for its large Vietnamese population and known as the heroin capital of Australia. As in all her screen performances, Ms. Blanchett immerses herself completely in her character, a damaged, high-strung woman determined to live the straight life while surrounded by temptation. Recurrent scenes that push the sink-or-swim metaphor too insistently show Tracy doing laps in a pool, treading water and dunking and bobbing to the surface, anxious, watchful, impatient to get on with her life. Will she stay off drugs? To its credit, the thorny, compelling drama, directed by Rowan Woods from a screenplay by Jacquelin Perske, is more concerned with examining the conflicted, complicated relationships among its characters than with exploiting the will-she-or-won't-she aspect of Tracy's perilous situation. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Australian Film Institute, Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, ...Little Fish (UK)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Cate Blanchett is brilliant as usual. The great thing about this movie is it shows REAL LIFE - not Hollywood style flash and trash. This is by far the best performance she's given - you can tell she's on 'home turf' (Australia) playing a believable 'normal' character. I saw this movie on TV and decided it's a classic which I had to have in my library. Oscar material. (By the way - great performances from the other great Aussie actors.)
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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This is one of the best films of seen in quite a while, it does not give in to hollywood style storytelling to make it more accessible instead it stays through to itself and gives you a great insight into the impact drug abuse can have on so many people around you
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
First off, if you're looking for mindless entertainment, this is not for you. It's the tale of a recovering drug addict and the director makes us work to pick up the story - there are no voiceovers or flashbacks, so all we're left with is the dialogue. That proved to be a problem for me as there is a lot of muttering in strong Australian accents and my hearing is not the best. Also, subtitles are not available.
Having said that, there are some very strong performances. Cate Blanchett is as good as ever, looking a bit like David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust phase. You spend the entire film wondering if she'll fall off the wagon. Hugo Weaving is superb as the bi-sexual, heroin addict, Lionel Dawson.
It has a low-budget feel to it and some of the editing is sloppy. But it's powerful stuff and having watched it several times since I bought it, I always seem to get a bit more out of it each time.
Having said that, there are some very strong performances. Cate Blanchett is as good as ever, looking a bit like David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust phase. You spend the entire film wondering if she'll fall off the wagon. Hugo Weaving is superb as the bi-sexual, heroin addict, Lionel Dawson.
It has a low-budget feel to it and some of the editing is sloppy. But it's powerful stuff and having watched it several times since I bought it, I always seem to get a bit more out of it each time.
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Total Boring Rubbish Trash.
Hi saw the reviews for this, bought it, watched half of it, nothing has happened, i must have missed something, total rubbish, boring trash, going to watch rest of it, perhaps some... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mark Twain.
I was wrong, not all Cate Blanchets films are good
I was wrong, not all of Cate Blanchetts films are good. This is slow moving, dull, lifeless. Even the wonderful Cate cannot boost this film. Read more
Published on 30 April 2010 by Novelist
Awful
It must have being the worst film I have ever seen. Thought the fact that Cate Blanchett was staring in this film, it would be worth a watch but big mistake! Read more
Published on 7 Aug 2008 by Maggie May
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