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Don’t pick things up in the sewer…moron.

THE PLOT

A local artist is depressed since his wife left him and turns to his art for comfort. His art has a dark slant to it and he finds himself wandering through the sewers for inspiration. On one trip he finds a mermaid stranded there and decides to take her home, remembering him from years before when he saw her in the local river. He decides it’s his mission to paint her and ignores all signs that something isn’t quite right.

FUN TRIVIA

I’ve also heard this referred to as Mermaid and a Manhole, Mermaid in a Manhole or even the Man and the Mermaid.

THOUGHTS/OPINIONS

What is with men and the whole mermaid fantasy? You do realize that a mermaid isn’t exactly anatomically correct, don’t you? Maybe you’re content with blow jobs for eternity, but as much as I love oral sex (giving and receiving by the way), I’m sure as hell not willing to give up real sex forever.

As for the movie itself, there is a disturbing little scene of a dead baby in the sewer and you know by now how I feel about dead kids. The mermaid is also pretty gross looking and that’s before he notices her sores, lots of dripping puss and fish scales that don’t look healthy at all. Once the sores get worse, I got a little icky feeling. I probably shouldn’t use that word, but it’s how I felt.

The movie is a little gory at times, but I really didn’t like it. The scene where the mermaid tries to drain her own sores was sufficiently gross and the man’s nosy neighbors served to break things up every now and then. There was just something about this movie I didn’t like, something I can’t put my finger on. I know it has a lot of fans, but I guess I’m just not one of them. I will say that there are some great special effects in the movie, especially given the time and a fairly unexpected ending.

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