Mermaid Got Married (1994) User Reviews

So Beautiful

[kissshane · 7/10 · 3 April 2019]

This movie was made many years ago,however,it still brings back our sweet memories from time to time.The most unforgetable feature of this film is Christy Chung's beautiful look and her performance as mermaid,her image really is so attractive,the last scene and the swimming scene in the middle is so romantic.Plus Faye Wong's 2 amazing songs.Though the plot is rather simple and very similar to SPLASH (1984),it is still worth watching.the dialogue in the movie is pretty funny (if you are not from China or Hongkong may find that hard to understand because of culture difference) we shouldn't ask to much for a romance/fantasy comedy.After all,it is not made for those who like serious movie for instance Shawshank Redemption.

Splish splash!

[mermatt · 16 January 2001]

This is a Hong Kong version of SPLASH mixed with THE LITTLE MERMAID. The pretty half-girl/half-fish in the film does some beautifully flawless swimming -- so much so that you might believe she is real. The romance between her and her true love is sweet and amusing.

This is a charming little film. See it if you get the chance.

starts promisingly but falls apart

[DanStarkey · 4/10 · 21 December 2004]

The best fantasy films make one central leap - OK, she's a fish - and let the story flow logically from that point. Unfortunately, "Mermaid Got Married" is such an amateurish film that it must also rely on magic, absurdly unlikely coincidences, and that crutch of the poor storyteller, having the main character speak her thoughts out loud for the audience's benefit. Ekin Cheng plays his usual character, the oh-so-sensitive-and-sincere sap, and the real fantasy of the film is that he is the love interest and not Takeshi Kaneshiro, the smart and sexy student who moves the creaky plot along. Christy Chung does a passable job of playing the mermaid - she just has to giggle, cry, and swim at the right moments. The film falls apart halfway through as it abruptly turns into an unfunny farce. The last few minutes of the film, with a second song and final scene, do not fit with the film and look like they were tacked on afterward to give the film a happy ending. Aside from Kaneshiro, the other redeeming features are the two Faye Wong songs on the soundtrack, both lovely. If you are not feeling well and have stayed home from school or work, this film is as good a way as any to sleep with your eyes open. A mess.