Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving go from High Elder Elves in Lord of the Rings to lower class, almost middle aged urbanities struggling with a reality that has them feeling lost, failed and alone. Wow… that almost sounded dramatic.
Little Fish has the look of one of those really powerful films that makes you look at your own life and wonder what the hell went wrong. Not exactly Saturday afternoon fun at the theatre, but good moviemaking nontheless. The good folks over at MovieWeb give us this synopsis:
How do you learn to love again when the pain of the past won’t let you go? When you’re 32 with a troubled history and a doubtful future, it’s a question that isn’t so easy to answer. And for Tracy Heart (Cate Blanchett), it’s a question she can no longer ignore. After four years of treading water and redeeming herself in the eyes of her hard-working single mother, she has set herself the humble goal of owning her own business.
But the unexpected return of her ex-boyfriend Jonny (Dustin Nguyen), the criminal aspirations of her brother Ray (Martin Henderson) and the emotional draw of troubled family friend and ex-footy star Lionel Dawson (Hugo Weaving), creates friction for Tracy. Her dream soon becomes tangled with criminal boss, Bradley “The Jockey” Thompson (Sam Neill) with shattering consequences. As a result, Tracy’s bond of trust with her mother Janelle (Noni Hazlehurst) is tested and she has to confront her fears to find happiness. A story about families. About lies. And about learning to love again.
This is a solid cast of Actors with what looks like strong narative and a feeling of brutal reality that probably too many of us can relate with. I’m looking forward to this one.
You can go to the official site to see the trailer… just make sure to turn off the STUPID ANNOYING background noise/music the site has playing before watching the trailer.
