Mermaid

I like good clean movies (or as clean as you can get nowadays). Mermaid was really clean and based on a true story. There was a few utterances of mild crude language and the story is about a child not understanding that her father has died. It is not rated and the Dove Foundation gave it a four star and approved it for all ages.I really enjoyed the movie and will definitely watch it again. A family member recommended it and then I just had to buy the DVD. Most people would skip it because they think it is too predictable or "lame", but I like movies like that because I know I will be watching something that won't make me feel like I have just been "slimed".I loved all the characters, especially the little girl, Desi. Through the whole show she refers to herself in the third person because she is trying to put herself out of her pain and fear after her father's death. Even thinking that he left her because she was naughty. Her family has a difficult time trying to tell her that her father is gone and not coming back and both Desi and her mom have a hard time letting go and moving on. The fact that when Desi sends a letter to her dad, attached to a Mermaid balloon, and that it makes it 4,000 miles to Mermaid, Canada where a kind family answers the letter is very touching. Saying that since her dad knew he couldn't answer it himself, he sent it to someone who would do it for him to remind Desi that her dad didn't forget about her. Desi and her Mom then travel to Mermaid, Canada to visit the kind family who helped them to find peace and happiness again. At the end of the movie the real Desi and her family are seen on the film location and discuss the making of the movie.Overall, I loved this movie and will watch it again and again.

This movie was very good. It was clean and sweet and very cool it was based on a true story. Don't cut it off at the end before you see the real family it is based on meeting the actors who play them. Very special. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The actors were great, and the little girl was absolutely amazing!

Although this show brings tears to your eyes, it is a wonderful show. You watch a family deal with the death of the father, explaining his death as simply as possible for a very young child to understand. Anyone who has lost a close family member will find this very therapeutic. Anyone else watching it might find it very helpful in their relationship with others who are going through a similiar situation. It is a must see movie for those who love people and want to be able to put into words those feelings you just can't express otherwise.

I love stories that are based on true events and show the real charactors at the end. The movie is very touching but also shows there is a God who knows the hearts of children and cares about their understanding of Him and that He hears and answers prayers. My grandson who just turned 5yrs. old watched it with me and when his daddy came home from work he told the whole story with excitement! Thankyou for making it available.

I guess I'm just an old softy, but I really loved this movie. I bought this because I'd seen it a few years ago onTV and remembered what a great story it was. Tried to find it one a streaming service but no joy, so when I saw Amazon had it I decided to get it.

A great family movie

This is one of the most emotional family movies I have ever seen. About a little girl totally devistated by her father's death. Its very sad most of the way through, until after Wade finds the mermaid balloon and the family replies to the letter attached to it. I have watched this more than once, I think that Ellen Burstyn, Samantha Mathis and Jodelle Ferland did a wonderful performance in this film. You will cry at some point in this movie. BEAUTIFUL!!

This is a great movie, and a tear jerker! It is based on a true story about a five year old girl whose dad dies and she writes him a letter in heaven, which then gets found by a family living in a place called "Mermaid!"It is well acted, and the little girl who plays the title role is just great in it!

amazing shipping! really really fast I got it the next day! the quality of movie is HD I'm in love with it!

A warm family friendly video  Mermaids [DVD] [1991 ] based on a true story which gives viewers the opportunity to meet the real people behind this moving narrative of hope, joy and healing. The acting was well done, particularly by the child at the centre of the story, devastated by the untimely loss of her father that shattered the young family and lost them their home and lifestyle. A remarkable story of the amazing way a child's wish came true through the 'coincidence' of her heart's cry for help being found thousands of miles away by a family with the compassion to act. Just a 'coincidence' or evidence for the divine hand of a loving being responding to a broken-hearted child's cries? Mermaids [DVD] [1991

Great movie

what a heartwarming story, it was truly lovely, but you need a big box of tissues as I didn't stop crying. sad but lovely

the cargo is brand new as described. there are so few movies like this，and i am glad that this dvd is still available this year