Go Fish

1994

Comedy / Drama / Romance

9
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 58% · 70 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 58% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 2563 2.6K

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Plot summary

Max is a trendy, pretty, young lesbian, who is having trouble finding love. A friend sets her up with Ely, whom Max likes, but Ely is frumpy, homely, and older. Nor do they have much in common. Can Max learn to look past the packaging?

Director

Rose Troche Photo
Rose Troche

Top cast

Guinevere Turner Photo
Guinevere Turner as Camille 'Max' West
Mimi Weddell Photo
Mimi Weddell as Mimi
Walter Youngblood Photo
Walter Youngblood as Student #3
V.S. Brodie Photo
V.S. Brodie as Ely
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769.3 MB
1280*960
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
Seeds 2
1.4 GB
1440*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by tink-1 7 / 10

A film about looking for love

This film is about lesbians but it has a message for all. First off, it is to me the first film that does not have issues with being a lesbian or gay for that matter. Go Fish works from the inside out and features real members of the chicago lesbian community. Go Fish urges you to just get out there and date rather than waiting for the perfect woman or man. Unlike Philadelphia, it doesnt try and make any pc claims about sex or homosexuality. I give these girls snaps, they put it together for p
Reviewed by BRU67 7 / 10

Dated but worth seeing

I remember seeing this near the time it came out and found it very stylish and interesting. I just watched it again after 25 years. I still enjoyed it but, of course, it definitely feels dated, and doesn't pack the punch it packed back then due to 25 years of progress on LGBT issues.I think some of the bad reviews might be coming from people putting it into modern context. Some are probably saying, "ok, and...?" That's because today (fortunately) it simply isn't all that earth-shattering to think that same-sex couples seek romantic relationships much like straight couples do.But back in 1994, this was not commonly thought of by those outside the LGBT community, so the film was a big deal conceptually. It was also very modern in style. Put two and two together and you had a very hip little art house movie.It doesn't come off that way now though. The concept is pretty mainstream and the film is definitely not modern in style. So really, the film needs to be viewed as a piece of history and it will be much more enjoyable.
Reviewed by jacob rosen 5 / 10

Mediocre At Its Best

Rose Troche's understanding of film language brings this film about lesbians looking for true romance up to the level of mediocrity--otherwise, it would be virtually unwatchable. Troche's eye and odd sense of what is important on the screen (the scene transitions are especially weird) transcend some horribly amateurish acting and writing. (The screenplay is by the director and her star, Guinevere Turner.) The film makes every effort to come across as a simple story with characters who just happen to be gay but is continually compromised by ponderous lesbian polemics that sap whatever sweetness the story tries to put across. Turner has a kind of toothy charm that reminds one of a more compact Geena Davis but Troche never instructs her to slow down enough so that her lines have some kind of impact. The rest of the cast seems to be doing it only as a labor of love.
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