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March 13, 2015. 4 min read. “Treading Water” is a weird and funny coming-of-age story about a boy who has the normal teenage problems: an overbearing mother, an indifferent father, no love life … and he also has a condition called Trimethylaminuria, otherwise known as “fish odor symptom.”. Trimethylaminuria is an endocrinology ...
Oct 16, 2024 · At 121 minutes, Treading Water is a little on the long side, but after it makes its central point – that life has become near impossible in modern Britain if you’re not generationally well off – it has little to say. Evans stuffs his film with a lot of elements that perhaps deserved their own film. Exploring abusive relationships, sex ...
Mar 12, 2015 · Film Review: ‘Treading Water’. Confused contrivances abound in this overly affected magic-realist fable. Emitting the unpleasant stench of over-affectation, “Treading Water” slaps together ...
Mar 12, 2015 · Mar 13, 2015. The movie doesn't quite hold together at times, and some of the darker elements (like what it feels like to be shamed and shunned at every moment of your life) are soft-pedaled. But it has a strange charm nonetheless. Read More.
Mar 13, 2015 · At first glance, Mica (Douglas Smith) seems a perfectly normal boy. But first glances can often be deceiving... For one, Mica's house is now a museum honoring Guillermo Garibai, the legendary Mexican crooner. Mica spends most of his time there, giving guided tours to aging Garibai fans. But stranger still, Mica smells. He smells like fish. Numerous doctors, his life-long therapist and even his ...
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Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 11, 2015. A gentle charmer punctuated with a series of nicely judged performance and an increasing sense of magical realism. Full Review | Mar 10, 2015. Too ...
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Mar 10, 2015 · The amazing original title for Treading Water was The Boy Who Smells Like Fish, which really said it all. The film follows Mica (Ouija’s Douglas Smith), a young man born with trimethylaminuria, a rare genetic condition that does indeed cause him to emit the odor of a supermarket seafood counter. To combat the smell, Mica spends lots of time ...
