
The film takes place on the Greek Island of Spetses, where widowed Greek-History Professor Thomas Bradley is about to lose his research grant studying ancient love spells. He knows he is close to a major academic breakthrough and desperately wants to continue his research. Thomas is given one last chance to continue his work on a Greek island, at the home of the supportive Oxford don, Professor Coulter. Joined by his 12 year-old daughter, Serena, Thomas departs to the Greece ... (Full plot summary below)
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The film takes place on the Greek Island of Spetses, where widowed Greek-History Professor Thomas Bradley is about to lose his research grant studying ancient love spells. He knows he is close to a major academic breakthrough and desperately wants to continue his research. Thomas is given one last chance to continue his work on a Greek island, at the home of the supportive Oxford don, Professor Coulter. Joined by his 12 year-old daughter, Serena, Thomas departs to the Greece island looking for the inspiration he needs to finish his thesis. Serena knows that what her father needs most of all is to find love again after the loss of his wife. Initially, Serena tries her hand at matchmaking with the local women on the island, who are less than impressed by the awkward and clumsy Thomas. Very much in tune to the ancient spirits herself, Serena meets Nereid a beautiful mermaid. However, menace is present in the form of the evil Captain Mavros, an island fisherman intent on killing Nereid and getting his claws on her priceless jewel-encrusted tail. Serena realizes that she has finally found the ideal match for her father and employs her father's ancient Greek love spells to make them fall in love. Eventually Nereid sacrifices her immortality to become a mortal human being, joining Thomas and Serena back in Oxford where Thomas's thesis is received in triumph.
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| DVDTalk.comDavid CorneliusIt comes so close to the edge of charm and sweetness and whimsical, frothy fun, only to repeatedly pull back, stymied by clumsy pacing and bad jokes. |
| Common Sense MediaS. Jhoanna RobledoTween-friendly but mediocre mermaid tale sinks. |
| User ReviewAlexander CFor a low budget movie I loved it!!!! It actually is a combination of "Splash" and "The Little Mermaid"!!!!The mermaid effects and the underwater scenes are very vivid!!!! The movie is intended for young girls, but can be very enjoyable for adults!!!! Also, if you are a person who is very inclined in Classical Literature this movie could be a treat for you!!!! It also includes the Classical Version of a fairytale mermaid!!!! |
| User Reviewsteve eThis is a great movie! Billy Zane and Kelly Brook are incredible in this movie. Finally a different comedy that is packed full of great scenes. Set in the Baltis Islands Billy Zane hams it up like a seasoned pro. In addtion, Kelly Brook makes the screen light up. |
| User ReviewCodrutzOh! my god it was one incredible movie... Music wonderful |
| User ReviewKathryn Kcompletely corny, but funny none the less. |
| User ReviewJon MI must have been really tired when I watched this movie, because I thought it wasn't half bad at all. I laughed my head off in a couple of places. Little girl has better acting potential than what was shown, that much is clear. The mermaid could not act. |
| User ReviewSean Cokay maybe not the best film, but for being a low budget film it is really good. It's worth a look on a rainy day, |
| User ReviewElizabeth Hthis was streamable through Netflix and since Lydia (and Gloria) are obsessed with mermaids, I though they might enjoy it. Overall it was pretty slow, and we didn't really follow why the guy was bad and what was happening, there were lots of talking parts for little kids but really we should have just fastforwarded to see the mermaid swimming parts. And Greece is beautiful-I want to go! |
| User ReviewBrent Dokay maybe not the best film, but for being a low budget film it is really good. It's worth a look on a rainy day, |