There are apparently two different movie posters of this film. One appears to be the standard version which features the two leading teen girls (Mia-pink shirt, Gianna-white tank top) standing besides one another with the wind blowing in their hair. The other cover which currently appears as the RottenTomatoes picture and on free streaming site Tubi shows the lead actress Mia in a bathtub showing part of her mermaid fin with the caption below "Mia's body is changing". This isn't a good cover as it essentially spoils the film's result.
Before watching the film on Tubi (not in English but with Eng subtitles) had not looked closely to the cover as was completely unaware of what would occur later in the film. Did not watch a trailer or read any IMDB reviews, simply read the plot description. This would be best to view the film. Better to go in completely blind and unaware.
The film starts off relatively as the typical teen coming of age story featuring the lead teen girl moving into a new house then attending a new school. She then befriends the "cool/popular" students and eventually befriends the other main girl and things start to add up as it becomes a teen experimental type film.
Although there are some bizarre hints and clues along the way that Mia's body is changing and that she isn't a typical teen. For instance she eats her fish raw from the fish tank, and the raw fish in her class (which was confusing at first). She later continually asks her mother where photos of her are of her being pregnant with her. Then there's the birth defect scene of her toes at the nurses place. All of these are subtle little clues which may seem odd at first but once we get to the conclusion, we start realizing that they made sense all along and it starts to add up. There are perhaps other little things such as her constant drinking.
People described this as a fairytale or fantasy type film which seems bizarre only for her mermaid-esque transformation while on the surface it seems like the typical teen coming of age film.
The actual transition to a full mermaid body is very abrupt, looking essentially overnight. Afterwards we see her friend Gianna loading her into the back of a pickup truck and taking Mia to the beach where Mia happily swims away, presumably back to her mermaid colony. Very bizarre and something completely unique in a sense and not predictable. Although some questions weren't exactly answered such as how and when exactly did Mia know her assumed parents. Who were her real parents? This twist definitely elevated the film as it made it more thought provoking.
Before watching the film on Tubi (not in English but with Eng subtitles) had not looked closely to the cover as was completely unaware of what would occur later in the film. Did not watch a trailer or read any IMDB reviews, simply read the plot description. This would be best to view the film. Better to go in completely blind and unaware.
The film starts off relatively as the typical teen coming of age story featuring the lead teen girl moving into a new house then attending a new school. She then befriends the "cool/popular" students and eventually befriends the other main girl and things start to add up as it becomes a teen experimental type film.
Although there are some bizarre hints and clues along the way that Mia's body is changing and that she isn't a typical teen. For instance she eats her fish raw from the fish tank, and the raw fish in her class (which was confusing at first). She later continually asks her mother where photos of her are of her being pregnant with her. Then there's the birth defect scene of her toes at the nurses place. All of these are subtle little clues which may seem odd at first but once we get to the conclusion, we start realizing that they made sense all along and it starts to add up. There are perhaps other little things such as her constant drinking.
People described this as a fairytale or fantasy type film which seems bizarre only for her mermaid-esque transformation while on the surface it seems like the typical teen coming of age film.
The actual transition to a full mermaid body is very abrupt, looking essentially overnight. Afterwards we see her friend Gianna loading her into the back of a pickup truck and taking Mia to the beach where Mia happily swims away, presumably back to her mermaid colony. Very bizarre and something completely unique in a sense and not predictable. Although some questions weren't exactly answered such as how and when exactly did Mia know her assumed parents. Who were her real parents? This twist definitely elevated the film as it made it more thought provoking.