Ondine (2009)

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Colin Farrell plays Syracuse, an Irish fisherman who was a drunkard but sober for more than two years. He's divorced and his daughter, Annie lives with his wife and her new boyfriend. One day when he was fishing at sea, he caught a woman in his net who introduced herself as Ondine (the name of the woman who came from the sea) and refused to be seen by anybody except for Syracuse. Syracuse was so bewildered because the woman had not drowned and even came back to life. He told the story to his daughter but like a fairy tale since he wanted to keep it a secret. Annie, with her wild imagination believed that Ondine was a Selke (water nymph) especially when his father started having big catches when Ondine sings. From there, a romance brewed between Syracuse and Ondine, and even Annie instantly liked her. But the truth about Ondine was a threat to her staying with them forever. I love this film even though the ending was not what I expected it to be. I actually, did not like the truth behind Ondine, I was disappointed. But I really like how they built up the story from a legend. I like Syracuse's character (well, aside from the fact that Colin Farrell is so handsome with his long hair) because he was falling in love like a kid and I also like Annie's character who spoke like an adult. I don't really like romantic films but this one I really like.