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Ondine Reviews

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• 70

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey

  The road is rocky when the story speeds up to take care of business, with the end a mad dash to tie up loose ends. Still, there is enough saving grace on these craggy shores to let the mists and the legends roll in and envelop you for a while.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Village Voice

  Ciphers aside, Ondine effectively sustains a mood of a hazy melancholy most affecting when nothing much is happening.

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyTodd McCarthy

  A decidedly specialized affair that will appeal only to certain tastes, but there's plenty to appreciate if you let it seep in.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen

  This redemptive tale set against southwest Ireland's moody seascape holds its tangible charms.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  Mr. Farrell and Mr. Doyle continue to hold your gaze, even as Mr. Jordan's screenplay sets your mind to wandering. There is, as noted, a wisp of a tale tucked into this film, one that, as the story wears on, becomes ponderously weighed down with melodramatic filler and even some halfhearted genre action.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  Why didn't Mr. Jordan spend more time grounding his self-enchanted script in some semblance of reality? Unlike "Splash," this film finally goes plop.

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