The Mermaid

  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Romance
2/8/2016
93
R

Half Fish, Half Human, 100% Assassin.

A playboy business tycoon, Liu Xuan, purchases the Green Gulf, a wildlife reserve, for a sea reclamation project, and uses sonar technology to get rid of the sea life in the area. Unknown to him, the Green Gulf is the home of merpeople, and the sonar has caused many of them to succumb to illness or die. Xuan's business ventures in the area are threatened when he crosses paths with the mermaid, Shan, who is sent to avenge her people.

Revenue:
$553,810,228
Budget:
$60,720,000

Videos

Cast

Reviews

  • Rangan

    A modern Chinese fairytale.

    This is from one of the renowned filmmaker from China, Stephen Chow. The film holds the numerous records, including the highest grossing Chinese film of all time. So anybody would be curious enough to check it out. This is highly inspired by the western fairytale 'The Little Mermaid', but totally a Chinese. It carries a strong message about the marine life and pollution, especially that coming from China is obviously not usual. A great theme for a Mandarin film to get exposed to the International stage. An appreciable effort with the decent graphics, but it's filled with lots of negatives than leaving a good impression on the viewers.

    The story is very important for a film and this is a very simple and sh...

    August 18, 2016

Recommendations

Similar Movies