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Fish Tank

Fish Tank

  • Status: Released
  • 11-09-2009
  • Runtime: 123 min
  • Score: 6.928
  • Vote count: 897

Fifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to find he returns her attention, and believes he might help her start to make sense of her life.

Katie Jarvis

Mia Williams

Michael Fassbender

Connor O'Reily

Kierston Wareing

Joanne Williams

Rebecca Griffiths

Tyler Williams

Harry Treadaway

Billy

Jason Maza

Billy's Brother

Jack Gordon

Billy's Brother

Joanna Horton

Kelly

Sarah Bayes

Keeley

Grant Wild

Keeleys Dad

Sydney Mary Nash

Keira

Carrie-Ann Savill

Tyler's Friend

Toyin Ogidi

Tyler's Friend

Charlotte Collins

Tall Dancing Girl

Kirsty Smith

Dancing Girl

Chelsea Chase

Dancing Girl

Brooke Hobby

Dancing Girl

Nick Staverson

Shouting Man

Anthony Geary

Van Man

Geoff McCracken

Club Man

Val King

Club Woman

Peter Roue

Club DJ

Charlie Baker

Podium Girl

Kishana Thomas

Audition Girl

Raquel Thomas

Audition Girl

Natasha Ilic

Audition Girl

Maxine Brogan

Audition Girl

Kirsty Page

Audition Girl

Georgia Crane

Audition Girl

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Kate Jarvis is on great form here as the vulnerably odious "Mia". Living with her mother and sister, she is unruly and uncaring. Nobody cares about her and she cheerfully reciprocates. That is, however, until her mum (Kierston Wareing) brings home a hot new boyfriend. "Connor" (Michael Fassbender) has no time for her histrionics which infuriates her even more. Meantime, she has determined to free an horse that is owned by some local lads and chained near their caravans. Armed with an hammer, well that doesn't quite go to plan - but she does meet "Billy" (Harry Treadaway) so maybe it's not a complete disaster. It's quite clear what her agenda is, and the quickly paced drama illustrates just how wily she can be at achieving it. This is where the story rather falls off a cliff for me. Too much baggage is dumped on us and the already pretty unlikeable envious "Mia" proceeds to behave in such a reckless and thoughtless manner that any sympathy I had for her evaporated. There's precisely no chemistry between Jarvis and Fassbender (or even Treadaway) and that doesn't help convince that there is anything real here. It's noisy and earthy enough, sure, but just how did she ever become this teenage harridan and why ought anyone - family or otherwise - give a damn at all about "Mia". A very strong and convincing effort from Jarvis, though.