The Annihilation of Fish

CinematographyJohn Ndiaga Demps
Rick RobinsonEdited byNancy RichardsonMusic byLaura Karpman108 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Annihilation of Fish is a 1999 American romance film directed by Charles Burnett and starring Lynn Redgrave, James Earl Jones and Margot Kidder.^[1][2][3]

Plot

A woman (Lynn Redgrave), who believes a dead composer is in love with her, falls in love with a man (James Earl Jones), who constantly fights an imaginary man named Hank.

Cast

• Lynn Redgrave as Poinsettia
• James Earl Jones as "Fish"
• Margot Kidder as Mrs. Muldroone
• Phillip Kako as Hippie Preacher
• Shannon Wilcox as Hippie Preacher's Wife
• Hoyt Richards as Man in Bar
• Anthony Guidera as Gun Seller
• Linden Chiles as Doctor

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of 9 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10.^[4]

Merle Bertrand of Film Threat wrote, "Romantic comedies have become something of a tired staple in indie filmmaking, these days. Yet, odd as it may seem, it’s the unlikely interracial geriatric chops on display in The Annihilation of Fish that breathe new life into the genre."^[2] Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote, "It’s hard to imagine what the filmmakers were thinking when they put this project together, in that it’s a picture about two oldsters with very little forward momentum, no subplots and the barest of production values. The stars and director Charles Burnett have names to reckon with, but they’ll all have to write this one off as a misguided bit of whimsy."^[1]

References

External links

• The Annihilation of Fish at IMDb
• The Annihilation of Fish at Rotten Tomatoes