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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesInkoo KangLos Angeles TimesInkoo KangGrainily shot but radiating life, The Amazing Catfish is an enormously affecting portrait of a family in crisis that dares to hope.
- 70Village VoiceHeather BaysaVillage VoiceHeather BaysaClaudia Sainte-Luce's semi-autobiographical indie has a knack for subverting stereotypes without making a big deal about it.
- 70The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldIf there’s a certain depth missing in The Amazing Catfish, the film brings forth the small-scale pleasures and poignancy of an ambling short story.
- 63Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaSlant MagazineKenji FujishimaThe familiar premise is done with enough intelligence and heartfelt conviction that it rises above its potentially cliché trappings.
- 60The DissolveAdam NaymanThe DissolveAdam NaymanWhat keeps The Amazing Catfish from greatness despite the evident skill at every level of its production—the editing is sharp, and the actors are all excellent, especially the children—is the sense that Sainte-Luce is luxuriating in quirkiness for its own sake.