There's poetry here, believe it or not, and grace too, perfectly highlighted by the remarkably gifted cast.

| Aug 1, 2022

Manages plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and genuine fun.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 7, 2020

Splash could have been a silly and simple comedy, but it escapes that destiny thanks to its creative script and talented actors. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Feb 18, 2020

Splash, an aquacade of myth and laughter, glimmers like moonlit tide. It's an enrapturing underwater romance pairing dry-lander Tom Hanks with mermaid Daryl Hannah (not an easy affair for a nonswimmer).

| Jul 3, 2018

A mild and bland slapstick Disney comedy.

| Original Score: C+ | Jul 3, 2018

It's a rambunctious comedy, coming from director Ron Howard who, with his previous, wacky Night Shift, unarguably shows that beneath that Opie Taylor/Richie Cunningham persona, there's a wild and crazy spirit.

| Mar 9, 2017

Line up a row of Howard's films and ask someone to choose. Chances are, their hands will fall to Splash as often as any other

| Original Score: B+ | Mar 17, 2014

This charming romantic comedy touched a chord with audiences around the world and propelled its stars Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah, along with director Ron Howard, to Hollywood's front rank.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 10, 2014

Fishy fairy tale the wrong hook on relationships.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 18, 2010

A romantic comedy that is as salty and bracing as a plunge in the surf.

| May 10, 2009

Director Ron Howard has a good sense of the whimsical, and his film is sweet and unpretentious, though somewhat ribald when one realizes the studio from whence it sprang.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 3, 2009

The movie that really showed Tom Hanks' promise as a deliverer of great comedy and heart-warming pathos.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 3, 2009

Although film is a bit uneven, production benefits from a tasty look, an airy tone, and a delectable, unblemished performance from Hannah.

| May 21, 2008

Hannah does wonders with her thankless job, flitting tiny moments of joy and confusion across her face.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 26, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 17, 2006

Howard demonstrates exactly the correct soft touch, skirting the myriad problems of taste.

| Feb 9, 2006

It's all been downhill from here for Ron Howard

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 28, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Jun 1, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 26, 2005

It's too bad the relentlessly conventional minds that made this movie couldn't have made the leap from sitcom to comedy.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Oct 23, 2004