| Passion Fish | | Cast : | Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, Angela Bassett | | Director : | John Sayles | | Studio : | Columbia/Tristar Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen | | Released Date : | December 11, 1992 | | DVD Released Date : | March 30, 1999 | | Language : | Spanish (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | February 18, 2005 | | Summary | Intelligent Script and Great Performances | Content
 | "Passion Fish" is one of those quiet, introspective movies that makes you involved without really even trying. John Sayles script is superb: he combines real situations with genuine emotion and avoids the overwrought melodrama that could have happened here. In addition, he gets top-flight performances by his cast. Mary McDonnell, who has never been better, delivers an intense, quiet performance that succeeds on all levels. Alfre Woodard, a superb Actress in anything she does, brings a subtle and real humanity to the role of a tortured nurse who finds peace with a tortured Diva. This is not a "Lifetime" movie but instead one that will stay with you for awhile |
| Rating | | | Date | July 29, 2003 | | Summary | Sayles Greatest? | Content
| An almost perfect drama, by turns funny and heartbreaking. Sayles avoids his usual tendency to try and tell too many stories at once, instead keeping the action focused on the female leads (whose performances I cannot praise enough.) Sayles uses a technique of unfolding the narrative in a series of vignettes (most shorter than one minute) keeps the movie solidly on track, and maintains the interest of the viewer throughout. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 27, 2003 | | Summary | Memorable | Content
| This was a memorable and poignant sleeper of a movie - and a very smart one too. It is a hopeful film about taking chances and getting on with life, a subtle message that permeates the movie. The chemistry between Mary McDonnell and Alfre Woodruff is incredible. Both play women trying to deal with their pasts and the difficulties of going forward; women who are dependent on each other and do not want to be. But life has forced both of them into this circumstance in the bayou country of Louisiana, an area not of either's choosing. The entire movie was well-acted and filmed...it was just a great viewing experience.I especially liked the way that May Alice was depicted interacting with all of the people in her past life. The scenery in Louisiana was gorgeous and the music was an extra-added treat. Worth viewing--several times! |
| Rating | | | Date | March 13, 2003 | | Summary | Powerful film and, yes, uplifting | Content
| Another finely crafted character study from writer/director John Sayles. Soap opera actress, May-Alice Culhane (Mary McDonnell), is paralyzed as the result of an auto accident and returns from NY to the family homestead in Louisiana. There she struggles with her affliction and quickly runs through a succession of nameless personal assistants until Chantelle (Alfre Woodard) arrives, trouble in her past and hope in her heart. The bond of friendship that grows between the women transforms each of them. Thoughtful, well acted, poignant. Great Cajun soundtrack, too! |
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