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ComedyFantasyRomance

The Mermaid

- Half Fish, Half Human, 100% Assassin.

A playboy business tycoon, Liu Xuan, purchases the Green Gulf, a wildlife reserve, for a sea reclamation project, and uses sonar technology to get rid of the sea life in the area. Unknown to him, the Green Gulf is the home of merpeople, and the sonar has caused many of them to succumb to illness or die. Xuan's business ventures in the area are threatened when he crosses paths with the mermaid, Shan, who is sent to avenge her people.

Release Date : 2016-02-08

Language :Mandarin

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : China Film Group CorporationAlpha PicturesStar OverseasShanghai New Culture Media Group Co LtdBeijing Enlight Pictures

Production Country : ChinaHong Kong

Alternative Titles : The Mermaid

Cast

Lin Yun

Character Name : Mermaid Shan

Original Name : 林允

Gender : Female

Deng Chao

Character Name : Liu Xuan

Original Name : Deng Chao

Gender : Male

Kitty Zhang Yuqi

Character Name : Ruolan

Original Name : 张雨绮

Gender : Female

Show Lo

Character Name : Brother Eight

Original Name : Show Lo

Gender : Male

Tsui Hark

Character Name : Uncle Rich

Original Name : 徐克

Gender : Male

Wen Zhang

Character Name : Constable Mo

Original Name : Wen Zhang

Gender : Male

Kris Wu

Character Name : Long Jianfei

Original Name : Kris Wu

Gender : Male

Lee Sheung-Ching

Character Name : Constable Shi

Original Name : Lee Sheung-Ching

Gender : Male

Lu Zhengyu

Character Name : Mr. Liao

Original Name : Lu Zhengyu

Gender : Male

Chiu Chi-Ling

Character Name : Mermaid Long

Original Name : 趙志凌

Gender : Male

Mei'e Zhang

Character Name : Mermaid

Original Name : Mei'e Zhang

Gender : Female

Gao Shuang

Character Name : Liu Xuan's Bodyguard

Original Name : Gao Shuang

Gender : Male

Linah Matsuoka

Character Name : George's Assistant

Original Name : 松岡李那

Gender : Female

Barbie Liu

Character Name : Mermaid

Original Name : Barbie Liu 夏尉喻

Gender : Male

Xu Zhenzhen

Character Name : George's Assistant

Original Name : 徐軫軫

Gender : Female

White-K

Character Name : Museum Visitor

Original Name : 白客

Gender : Male

Kong Lianshun

Character Name : Museum Visitor

Original Name : Kong Lian-Shun

Gender : Male

Tenky Tin Kai-Man

Character Name : Museum Visitor

Original Name : Tenky Tin Kai-Man

Gender : Male

Wilson Chin Kwok-Wai

Character Name : Mermaid Fat

Original Name : 錢國偉

Gender : Male

Lam Tze-Chung

Character Name : Technician

Original Name : 林子聰

Gender : Male

Zheng Jifeng

Character Name : Cheng

Original Name : Zheng Jifeng

Gender : Male

Shuzhen Fan

Character Name : Mermaid Shitai

Original Name : Shuzhen Fan

Gender : Female

Ivan Kotik

Character Name : Dr. George

Original Name : Ivan Kotik

Gender : Male

Pierre Bourdaud

Character Name : Auctioneer

Original Name : Pierre Bourdaud

Gender : Male

Yang Neng

Character Name : Curator

Original Name : Yang Neng

Gender : Male

Sun Jialing

Character Name : Courier

Original Name : Sun Jialing

Gender : Female

Li Ye-Qing

Character Name : Ruo-Lan's Assistant

Original Name : Li Ye-Qing

Gender : Female

Kabby Hui

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Kabby Hui

Gender : Female

Zeng Yilian

Character Name : Office Lady

Original Name : Zeng Yilian

Gender : Female

Zhou Shuai

Character Name : Party Guest

Original Name : Zhou Shuai

Gender : Male

Zhao Fanghua

Character Name : Party Guest

Original Name : Zhao Fanghua

Gender : Male

Zhang Aiqin

Character Name : Bald merman

Original Name : 张爱钦

Gender : Male

Reviews

R

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

> A modern Chinese fairytale. This is from one of the renowned filmmaker from China, Stephen Chow. The film holds the numerous records, including the highest grossing Chinese film of all time. So anybody would be curious enough to check it out. This is highly inspired by the western fairytale 'The Little Mermaid', but totally a Chinese. It carries a strong message about the marine life and pollution, especially that coming from China is obviously not usual. A great theme for a Mandarin film to get exposed to the International stage. An appreciable effort with the decent graphics, but it's filled with lots of negatives than leaving a good impression on the viewers. The story is very important for a film and this is a very simple and short, but the remaining is packed with the comedies and stunt sequences. The film opens with the introduction of a multi- billionaire Xuan, who unveils his new sonar project on the coast Green Gulf where marine creatures consider it as a paradise. On the other side the shrunken to a very few, the merpeople plot to kill him. So they send their finest young mermaid, Shan to seduce him, but instead it creates a chaos when she falls in love with him. The final standoff between the man and merfolks set to reveal who will be the victorious at the end and the fate of Green Gulf. If you are a die-hard fan of Stephen Chow, be prepared for a big disappointment. He's out of his comfort zone here. Thankfully, he did not star in this crap. His strength are comedy and martial arts, but this film was none of them. I mean it is categorised as a comedy, but those parts were too sensitive to call them jokes. You won't be laughing much because of the killing, hurting, tortures, kind of upsetting events draws us away from enjoying it. So if you think it is a cute mermaid love story aimed for children just like CJ7 and if you allow them to watch it, you might regret it later. > "Love has no law. It is beyond any rules and boundaries." I don't know what is the rating for the domestic release, but this is definitely an R. It is certainly for adults and not everybody going like it. Looks like a film made for the local market only despite the influence of the western fairytale. It might have done well in Chinese box office, but the rest of the world does not consider it Mr. Chow's one of the best works. I think he should stay away from such project in the future, instead make a sequel for CJ7 or for the 'Kung Fu Hustle' where his fans are very eager for the official announcement. If you had seen all his film, especially the directed ones, then you might enjoy some of the jokes from this which is his trademark. The romance was underdeveloped and then the event followed by it that brings the grand finale was too violence. That is when this fantasy-comedy turns an action-thriller without a forewarning. I was shocked for such kind of transformation in the story. I wanted to like it, but could not because I expected something like a Disney film, but it was more like a semi Tarantino film. The addition of a cecaelian character was good from the comedy perspective. But just one from its kind makes him the last survivor and have sympathy than as he's the centre of the comedy in the narration. The overall story as well as all the main characters were never established to its full potential. I'm disappointed with the writing, the director is known for genuine screenplay, but he terribly failed to please his international fans. Of all, I only hope there won't be a follow up to it because we want the old Stephen Chow. He's better than this and I'm sure he will come strong. I can't recommend this film for children or the families, the youngster who are not very sensitive might be the right audience. 4/10