An impressive, hand-crafted animated retelling of the Little Mermaid, transplanted to a version of Shanghai in which big business and the King of the Sea are quarrelling. Only the union of the Fish Princess and uh… some junior guy at a shipping company can bring peace and unity.
It’s fine. I did like a lot of the animation, and there were some lovely scenes (including a surprisingly good car chase!), but I grew pretty tired of the lead guy’s entitled male whinging. I know, I know, the whole story was a journey of developing his character and learning to be a better person but… if you don’t like the breakfast your fish princess wife makes for you, maybe you should make your own breakfast, you chump. Instead of waiting for her single female friend to step in and teach her how to cook like a good wife. Urgh.