Wordiezett So much average

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

cmhuante I had the pleasure of finding and watching this gem over the weekend on Netflix and I loved it. Great acting, witty dialogue and just charming characters all around. In fact, I think it was a tad ahead of its time and risqué for the era. I also loved seeing Johns and Tomlinson together so early in their careers (their older versions were the parents on Mary Poppins if you recall), and Tomlinson went on to become a regular character and voice-over for many Disney films from the 1950's-70's. I normally don't like Romantic-comedies because they're often too "schmaltzy" for my taste, but this one is very well done and a true classic. Take some time out of your busy day to watch it. ;o)

edwagreen Dreadful film about a doctor who goes fishing and winds up catching a mermaid when he is thrown overboard. She traps him into bringing her back with him.Glynis Johns, in the title role, is really a silly individual with a tail hanging out.Margaret Rutherford is the nurse who is supposed to be so eccentric but we see no eccentricity here. In fact, Miss Rutherford was not allowed to use her true comedic gifts.Nice to see David Tomlinson in the film. He would get together with Johns in the far superior "Mary Poppins," 16 years later.Miranda causes mischief in that two guys, a neighbor's fiancée and chauffeur (Tomlinson) fall for her.Ask any mermaid you happen to see, what's the best tuna, Chicken of the Sea! As for this film, forget it.

greyhounddaddies Like so many other people who have commented, I saw this film as a very young boy on television and was mesmerized by it.So taken with it that I followed Miss Johns career and was amply rewarded. She's always been a delight..and not to forget that she was the original cast member to sing "Send in the Clowns". Margaret Rutherford also sticks in my memory as the hilarious nurse. When I saw the Tom Hanks and Darryl Hannah film many years later, I immediately was drawn back in time and remembered a much more delicate, sweet film as this one is.Please....please....release this movie on DVD??

kafte This is a one-of-a-kind fantasy movie that beautifully showcased such major talents as Glynis Johns and Margaret Rutherford. I can hardly wait til this movie is made available for sale (if the film is still in good shape, why hasn't it been available yet?). In my view, there simply isn't enough information, or good movies, on the subject of mermaids, and hopefully this could be rectified by an updated version of this movie..I haven't casted it in my mind yet, but there are a handful of worthies that come to mind for Miranda. However, it will be a more difficult task to find someone even close to our beloved Margaret Rutherford.