CarlMarket Review of Mermaid Down

Mermaid Down (2019)

For those with EXTREMELY HIGH suspension of disbelief or for ages 1-12

[2/10 · 17 November 2019]

There are so many writing and/or script flaws - starts with 2 fisherman talking about how they'd be millionaires if they could catch a mermaid, so they go fishing for one that same night and catch one using a net and and nails and screws for bait. So if catching a mermaid is that easy how could catching one bring in millions? The captain decides it's best to cut off the mermaid's tail to prevent her from getting away (and I'm sure to make the rest of the story work) - this in itself raises some questions (if you still believe that they are rare to catch): Wouldn't the entire mermaid be worth more? Is it the tail that's worth millions and not the mermaid itself? There were many other on screen flaws and cheats: It's obvious that the ship is secured somehow - it's not freely rocking/swaying in the ocean, it's totally still. The mermaid falls out of the net with dry hair, which remains dry the entire time after she's cut from the net and is on the deck of the ship. When she's fighting back on the ship, she uses her tail to hit things which go flying off into the ocean but we don't see the actual contact made with most of the objects which were masked by horrible edits. The acting was horrible, the only thing done well in this film were the sets, costumes and make-up.