Passion Fish

Yahoo has the wrong actress listed. Dawn is not played by Angela Bassett. It is Alfre Woodard. Get your black actresses straight. Vondie Curtis is also in the movie, and he is sexy.... Full review

This film had a very original plot, not predicatble in the leaset, and an up-beat plot. Excellent movie! It ranks among my favorites.... Full review

VERY POWERFULLY ACTED BY MARY MC DONNELL, WHO IS VERY WELL CAST. ALFRE WOODARD IS GREAT AS SHE ALWAYS IS. FINE STORY, VERY DEEP. THE FILM IS SLOWLY PACED, BUT I THINK IT ENHANCES THE OVERALL EFFECT OF THE FILM. THE... Full review

It's regularly noted that director John Sayles is a master at creating detailed characters; this film (like especially his earlier MATEWAN) proves his genius at capturing the oft-overlooked variety of American life: dialects, and the smallest (but most meaningful) moments... Full review

Writer/Director John Sayles' 1992 outing tells the tale of a soap opera star (Mary McDonell), who's been in a car accident, and is now wheelchair bound, and her unlikely friendship with her live-in nurse (Alfre Woodard). Excellent supporting roles from... Full review

I have only caught up with two of Sayles' directorial works "Limbo" and "Passion Fish". Though the subjects of the two films are quite dissimilar, Sayles penchant for building interesting character profiles is unmistakable in both. Both films have an... Full review

This film surprised me a lot. I liked it very much. It was well-written, acted, and worth watching Mary McDonnell who received her second Oscar nomination for this performance. Alfre Woodard should be nominated for best supporting actress. I was... Full review

John Sayles is one of the finest film makers around, and "Passion Fish" ranks as his most human, funny, and provoking film. Fueled by tremendous performances by the always reliable Mary McDonnell and the extraordinary Alfre Woodard, "Passion Fish" takes... Full review

John Sayles is a truly brilliant filmmaker. This film combines great story writing with precise interpersonal direction. Both Mary McDonnel and Alfre Woodard deliver characters who develop clearly throughout the story. Mr. Sayles' depiction of Cajun culture as it crosses... Full review

In an era of special effects and media hype, it is rare and refreshing to find a movie where only the passion of the actors and the strength of the script carries the weight. This film about a Hollywood star... Full review

Review continues below As their relationship develops, the film takes on a somewhat predictable tone. Passion Fish" is rated R for considerable profanity and a few vulgar remarks. ... Full Review

Both women -- a pair of newly minted steel magnolias vividly acted by Mary McDonnell and Alfre Woodard -- are fish out of water and fresh out of zest when they first meet in the story's swampy milieu. Sayles's unnecessary grandstanding in these scenes only intrudes on the mood that McDonnell and Woodard have so carefully created. ... Full Review

Luckily, his new movie "Passion Fish" shows Sayles at his best. This is Sayles's kind of wallowing and, with McDonnell and Woodard at their best, the movie has an easygoing charm. ... Full Review

This splendidly acted film takes us to places both expected and unexpected. A leisurely, intimate, often sharply funny film, "Passion Fish" has an expansiveness that belies its narrow focus. ... Full Review

The performances of the lead characters are excellent, taking their time to build up a rapport and luxuriate in the moist, swampy atmosphere. To make the house more wheelchair friendly, Rennie (David Strathairn), a handyman and childhood friend, in hired by Chantelle. ... Full Review

Hello.Allow me to introduce myself.I am a full time freedom fighter.I travel the globe searching for oppressed people to help. Times were a little slow for me after the downfall of the Soviet block, but thankfully things... ... Full Article

Her life is essentially going nowhere before her accident.She's in a dead-end career, her marriage has ended, and she's filled with a deep discontent. ... Full Article

648 1-21-93 Woodard is superb.And it's gratifying to watch the usually pinched McDonnell (Grand Canyon ) let it rip. She's unexpectedly poignant in scenes with Rennie the Cajun handyman (the marvelous David Strathairn), a former wild child tamed by... ... Full Article