Synopsis
A lifelong bachelor confronts his intimacy issues when he sublets his apartment to a fetching biologist. His heartsick fish and his wise best buddy are on hand to provide perspective.
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Cast
- Matthew ModineMel
- Gina GershonGinger
- Christy Scott CashmanDiana
- Isiah Whitlock Jr.Freddie
- Fisher StevensBruce
- Kevin J. O'ConnorHarry
- Lois ChilesJean
- Stephen MailerBand Leader
- Ewa Da CruzInga
- Eddie Kaye ThomasSean
Recommendations
- 50
New York Post
You gotta give credit to any first-time direc tor who attempts an homage to classic screwball comedies on a shoestring budget, even if Kettle of Fish ends up not exactly being the catch of the week. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
It's a sorry state of affairs when a goldfish and a frog (Ginger's prize specimen, unsubtly named Casanova) have more chemistry than a romantic comedy's human leads. - 50
Variety
Pic contains its share of viable gags and stars generate a certain degree of convincing chemistry. But eventually, the seams in personality design and artificially stitched-together script construction begin to show. - 50
Washington Post
Kettle of Fish, starring Matthew Modine as a commitment-skittish saxophone player, is a warm-spirited romantic comedy, but it tends to have a squawky pitch. - 38
New York Daily News
Writer-director Claudia Myers' clunky debut feature makes the case that first-timers should probably focus on either writing or directing. - 38
Boston Globe
The result is movie goulash: made with love, impossible to digest. - 30
The New York Times
Premised entirely on nonsense.
