It’s not often that I write a review on a DVD movie (almost never- actually!) But oh my gosh after seeing the indie/documentary film “Catfish” the other night, I felt compelled to.
After watching the trailer and seeing the cover art you would think it was just another made-to-look-like-a- home-movie horror film. And that’s exactly what they want you to think with the popularity and hype of films like “The Blair Witch Project”and “Paranormal Activity”.
While I get what the marketing people were trying to do I feel like they are deliberately trying to mislead, confuse and dupe -yes I said it!- DUPE the audience!
Problem is - if you start watching this movie thinking HORROR movie I'm not really sure you'll be happy.
SideNote: Not everyone thinks “Catfish” is all the way real (myself included) but whatever... no one really thinks reality shows are entirely real either right?
To avoid revealing too much and spoiling the experience here goes: A New York photographer named Yaniv whose nickname is “Nev”- is impressed when an 8-year-old little girl named Abby sends him a painting that she did based on one of his photos.
He thinks the kid's really talented, and they strike up a long-distance friendship.
And no, there’s nothing pedophilic here folks it’s just a totally healthy, fun correspondence with a precocious girl. Anyway, Nev also becomes friends with Abby's mother, Angela, and her older sister, Megan.
Nev’s brother, Ariel and close friend Henry, were both NYU-trained filmmakers who decided to turn their camera on his relationship with Abby and her family- particularly the budding romance between Nev and Megan, which is long distance, and their “virtual” relationship is entirely done through IPhone chats “Facebook” texts.
They thought the story of a young girl artist and Nev’s photography would be a great little documentary.
They never in their wildest dreams thought that this would get picked up by a big movie company like Universal.
But anyway, after awhile Nev and the guys begin to see holes in the family's story and that's when the documentary really takes on a creepy and somewhat sad twist.
And that my friends is all I’m gonna tell you about it because I want you to experience the monumental event (and yes it truly is an event) that is oddly named “Catfish” for yourself.
So go Netflix it, Redbox it, Download It, go to Blockbuster and Rent It (really? there are still some around?) heck go to your local library borrow it right now and catch some “Catfish”!
Rated PG-13
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Posted by oxyjen on Aug 13, 2011
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