PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

hthbrr2 This movie is one of the worst movies I have EVER seen.SPOILERS:About 30min. in we discover that we have been watching a movie within a movie. WTF!?This brings up A BUNCH of questions that are NEVER answered: Why do this? Why confuse the audience? Why did this guy do this? Why is he not being treated for mental problems? So all the towns people are professional actors?Also why is "a kiss" seen as cheating? (people in other countries kiss on the mouth to say hi!) Also he was really drunk! And if that girl REALLY loved him and she really wanted to get married she would have forgiven him! HE WAS HONEST FOR GOODNESS SAKE! HE DID NOT EVEN SLEEP WITH HER! Really girl!? You dump him for TELLING YOU THE TRUTH? The real explanation was that he saw this girl and looked at his own life and got shook up. He wanted to leave the town but felt like he HAD to stay. Um, you have a stable life and a loving fiancé? What do you have to be sad about j@(&@$$? He could have not told her, have had an affair with the other girl and no one would have found out!I was checking to see when the movie was going to end constantly! Don't bother watching this movie. On IMDb it's listed as comedy, romance, drama, it contains NONE of these! Nothing funny about an ingrate! Nothing romantic about JUST KISSING some girl. No drama as he said he was not ready for marriage and she said: OK. WHERE IS THE DRAMA!? I'm sure there was more drama from all the hate and disgust people felt after watching this "movie." Not the people IN the movie. No, us. The actual viewers.Also I must say most of the reviews for this movie came from the people who made the movie! If you notice there are either totally praising the movie or honestly insulting it like me. This only happens on no name movies like this one. It's sad really, YOUR MOVIE IS A PIECE OF $#!T!!!!

Chrysanthepop 'I'm Reed Fish' is a coming of age romantic comedy set in a small town. The charming small town atmosphere, where everyone knows one another, is well created. Most of the comedic tracks are good except for those involving DJ Qualls (who's very irritating). The story flows well until we discover that what we were watching till now was a movie within a movie. I wonder why the director chose this idea. It didn't work much for me because it took away part of the essence and the movie fails to explain why in the end Kate all of a sudden forgives Reed and why Jill wants to be with him. 'I'm Reed Fish' has a nice soundtrack. Both of Schuyler Fisk's songs are great and the girl can sing. Concerning acting performances, 'I'm Reed Fish' is Jay Baruchel's movie all the way but Victor Rasuk provides funny support as his friend and co-worker. A charming Schuyler Fisk and luminous Alexis Bledel don't have much in terms of screen time and their characters lack development but they do make the best of what they've got. I was particularly bothered that the Jill character was a cardboard. At one moment she's throwing herself at him and then pushing him away. This is repeated but we are offered no explanation of her motivation. Katey Segal is wonderful. Even though the film did not work for me entirely, 'I'm Reed Fish' does imply a certain appeal but this is messed up in a somewhat lacklustre film.

yonkondy If it weren't for the attempt to turn this into some pseudo-Charlie Kaufmann narrative, this film would have been much more successful. The tiny Wisconsin town became a character in itself. Jay Baruchel is quite capable, while Schuyler Fisk is magnetic. If only the writers/director chose not to indulge in that silly 'movie about a movie' approach, going so far as to give writing credit to protagonist "Reed Fish", the escapism so easily bestowed by the film wouldn't be so abruptly and painfully shattered. And for what ends? If the filmmaker insisted on Fish making a film to achieve some cathartic realization (which I can understand), the muddled fashion its presented, such as reintroducing central characters as actors and actresses playing the 'real' ones, is just absurd. It's rushed and handled sloppily. Even the central love interest, who we all fell in love with, is actually only some friend. The 'real' love interest ends up being some partially developed chick. So who cares when they get together in the end? I wasn't even sure who it was. Oh well. I loved this movie except for the third act - which is rather rare.

moorthyr I stumbled on to this on my Netflix "instant play" feature as something to watch. The Netflix rating system told me I'd like it, and they were right! So much so that I'll probably buy it soon.The coming of age love story watches the goings-on of Reed Fish, a "literal" big fish in a small town who has a daily radio show he inherited from his dad. The slam dunk in this movie is Schuyler Fisk's performance and music. She's incredibly engaging. Her music is wonderful. Jay Baruchel, as the title character Reed, and Alexis Bledel, as his fiancée, do an excellent job.Some reviewers trash this film for various perceived ills - being rough around the edges - the seeming improbability that two attractive women(Schuyler Fisk and Alexis Bledel) would fall for Reed, - the sometimes stinted dialogue - the complicated story-in-a-storyBut they are completely missing the humour and the point. Reed Fish is a big fish, pun intended, in this little town, and spends his days solving problems for his listeners and otherwise operating as a pillar of his community despite his youth - its meant to be a little weird, I think. There are many moments where the movie laughs at itself for all these "flaws", which I'm sure were engineered in in part to mimic reality. Do yourself a favor - suspend reality for a moment and enjoy it for what it is - a delightfully engaging, charming romantic comedy with a few twists.