Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

elshikh4 Crime comedy. Seems like a follow up to (Snatch – 2000). Actually, since that particular movie, the whole decade became so influenced with its style. Every year we have one wacky movie a la snatch where the crime, the black comedy, the video clip style, the time games and the twists all are tied up together : (Crime Spree – 2003), (Dead Fish – 2004), (Revolver – 2005), (Smokin' Aces – 2006), and (RocknRolla – 2008).I believe the hectic life, the violent world that we live (and one movie I hate named Pulp Fiction) led to these movies. Or maybe this is the best way to spoof all of that, and exploit it commercially. Anyway it's a popcorn movie, full of harshness and twisted sense of humor, where the liquidation is always bloody, the gangsters are multinational, and the good guys are the less evil.This one was so good in the start, because after that it kind of lost its way a bit. For instance the storyline of the Russian killer seemed wholly extra. The movie just didn't utilize that to produce comedy or action, therefore it was blocking the main, real hot, storyline of the hit-man and the kid. Moreover, the twist at the end was lame and so unbelievable. They didn't even have the time to explain it; so it looked stupid too!On the other hand, I loved the sequence of "drive this car to crash the wall in front of you, unless you'll get a bullet between your eyes" as an outrageous escaping scene. Or the one in which (Oldman) was offering the flower to the girl. And to top it all the whole first sequence in the train station where 2 lovers stand on the edge of breaking up, one guy falls in love at first sight, one girl goes in different direction away from 2 guys love her desperately; that was undoubtedly the most solid, romantic and effective sequence in here. Still the best about this movie is its drama. Yes, the story at its core is nothing but a boy who discovers that he loves his girl more than himself, earning her in the hard way through a journey in totally insane world that takes place in just one day. The character of the hit-man as helpless lover was nice "opponent" also. Generally it can be one of the weirdest romantic comedies ever!The cast did it pretty good. (Gary Oldman) was a memorable hit-man. Surprisingly (Andrew Lee Potts) was equal actor in front of him. However I was more happy to see every second of (Elena Anaya). She was great as a talent and beauty, looking like Julia Ormond's younger sister. Well, sweeter sister. But I pitied the efforts of (Billy Zane) since his role was wasted.Despite its shortcomings it keeps itself together as a watchable love story. Because when it comes to this matter, it's the smartest point at all. This is what gives this "snatch" flick something to be remembered with. Love stories live longer than crime comedies. At any rate, it's one of the movies that can give a colorful feeling for days after watching.

luigiverm-free Well, I can see what they were trying to do, (cool, quirky gangster pic), but to be honest the end result is a bit of a mess. The comedy elements of the story generally don't really feel funny and the more serious gangster element doesn't feel threatening. And then there's the layer of quirky detail which just seems to have been thrown on top rather than integrating fully into the film.The plot seemed to me not quite to add up - maybe I missed something, maybe the editing was just too confusing - but I'm certainly not wasting another 90 minutes to try and find out! Apart from a rare and enjoyable appearance from Terence Stamp the rest of the cast (both big names and no-names) don't really stretch themselves here; can't see this featuring prominently on anyone's CV.I believe that this was the director's first feature and sadly it shows - with a strong cast it really should have been better.

joemamaohio Hit-man Lynch (Gary Oldman) is the best at his game, until one fateful day he runs into Mimi (Elena Anaya) while a thief is stealing her boyfriend Abe's (Andrew Lee Potts) phone. He falls head over heels in love at first sight, and can't get her out of his mind.Meanwhile, Mimi just confronted Abe by telling him she's pregnant with his baby, and he's having some issues dealing with this new discovery.Danny Devine (Robert Carlyle), a loan shark, is out to get the money that he loaned people - including money he loaned to Abe and his friend Sal (Jimi Mistry).After his encounter with Mimi, Lynch realizes she gave him the wrong phone, and Abe also realizes this mistake when he receives a call for Lynch. Abe finds Lynch's money and takes it, and Lynch goes in search of it.Finally there's Virgil (Billy Zane), who is hired to follow Lynch (although it's actually Abe after they switched phones) because Lynch seems different. They enlist the help of assassin Dragan (Karel Roden) to help with the search.All of these interlocking stories connect with one man - Samuel Fish (Terence Stamp). What is all their connections? Sure, this isn't as good as say "Snatch" or "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels," but it was a humorous mobster action flick. You follow the interlocking stories until its stunning climax, all the while laughing at the pure acting ability of the spectacular actors who are in it.

Ryu_Darkwood Sometimes it's a miracle how they can transform a potential good movie in a complete piece of crap. Dead Fish has everything in it to become a nice gangster-comedy, but fails miserably. You can't blame the casting, though. There are some excellent casted actors in roles that suit them fine. Robert Carlyle is superbly casted as greedy loan shark. Gary Oldman plays the role of messed up hit-man with verve. Terence Stamp has that eerie aura that makes his presence worth gold.But still, despite of all those good actors casted in suitable roles, the movie just doesn't surpass any mediocrity. It feels as if its writers just grabbed a couple of elements from other gangster flicks and threw it in an inspiration-less mixer. It doesn't help that some of the plot lines are just too unfunny for words. I was thoroughly annoyed by the conversations between Drakan and his English host. It just felt as an endless repeating of the same joke that wasn't funny the first time you heard it.Dead Fish has its moments, but lacks too much.