Review of Ondine

Blech. I wanted to like this, and I love a good romance, and atmospheric stuff and whatnot. But omg, so clichéd. The mermaid is a hot sexy mermaid (but in a "subtle," art house movie way) who wears lingerie (which is frequently on view), loves cleaning house, doesn't talk very much, has a mysterious eastern block accent, a great body and great legs, swims in see-through dresses, wears boots, a short wet dress and a raincoat everywhere, is kind to children, slings her long tangled hair all over everything...blech. I really wanted to like this, but the mermaid was such a stereotyped male fantasy it was really hard to enjoy. If you want to watch something similar but better try Til Human Voices Wake Us. Splash was a better mermaid movie that was actually less sexist.