Starring:
Katie Jarvis
Review:
You don't expect to find movie gold in the January cesspool.
That's what makes Fish Tank an exhilarating gift. Katie
Jarvis, 18, hits you like a shot in the heart with her sensational
breakout performance. And cheers to director Andrea Arnold, who
flies on her own unerring instincts. On the surface, the film is
pat melodrama, as 15-year-old Mia (Jarvis) acts out hostilities
about being raised in the London projects by a single mom (Kierston
Wareing) too driven by her own libido to worry about Mia and her
sister (Rebecca Griffiths).
Peter Travers reviews Fish Tank in his weekly video
podcast, "At the Movies With Peter Travers."
That's when pat turns to pow. Get up in Mia's face, and she'll
clock you. Hip-hop dancing is Mia's only goal until her mom's new
stud, Connor (Michael...
Rating: 3 Stars
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