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Title: Nice!
Review: If you loved The Secret of Roan Inish you'll like this movie. If you liked this movie you'll love The Secret of Roan Inish. They both deal with the Irish legend of the selkie, a seal that takes human form. This movie is generally well acted with a good story. The selkie woman finds herself bound to an abusive fisherman due to his finding and hiding of her seal self's skin. She seeks out kindly fisherman who's lost all joy in his life after the death of his wife. I was a bit put off by the "kindly" fisherman's sometimes violent actions although never towards the selkie woman. When he believes he will lose her, he trashes his own home in a fit of rage. This just felt wrong. Still, it's a worthwhile and well done movie with great photography and scenery. It brings the legend to life in a sometimes mystical, sometimes blunt, always interesting story. A nice break from the current corp of CGI, all action, no story movies.
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