I'll tell you why so serious

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Splash was a nice fun film with an excellent cast. Unfortunately the last quarter or so was weak.Tom Hanks is great as the lead and Daryl Hannah quite alluring. John Candy is humorous and lovable. Eugene Levy is not usually funny to me but has some good moments here. The potential was wasted a little bit, but I did laugh a lot.

This is a wonderfully sweet and funny film. A timeless classic.

The premise is ridiculous. And after watching it for the first time recently, the relationship build up of Allen (Tom Hanks) and Madison (Daryl Hannah) seemed a little flimsy in my opinion. But I loved that the cast and the two leads just went for it and did the romance wholeheartedly. And that's what's so strong about this movie other than the comedic performances of John Candy and Eugene Levy is the chemistry of Daryl Hannah and Tom Hanks. They were just so sincere with the relationship they were trying to show.The movie is a fish-out-of-water type romantic comedy. Madison is a mermaid that falls in love with Allen a hopeless romantic that's weirdly apprehensive when it comes to love. And that apprehension brings up the major issue I had with the movie. Initially the relationship between the leads seemed like Madison loved Allen more than Allen did her and for no good reason. And yes, I understand that they built Allen up at the start as hesitant when it came to love. They just didn't show enough to convince that that mattered to his arc. Also, they didn't show enough as to why Madison loved Allen so much. But then later on when the goofs started coming in and with the crisis of the ending act of the movie. I started to believe that Allen did have deeper feelings for Madison. And it did help that Tom Hanks added a knew when to pull back the comedy and bring in the emotion and drama of his character. Also, Daryl Hannah was just so fun to watch as a wide-eyed foreigner but also fun to see her unexplained deep love for Allen. I guess unexplained is a bit much ... maybe contextualized would be better. But to my point of the sincere performances of the leads. It's just so fun to watch them in love with no hint of irony or parody that my current mindset of relationships in film is right now. The movie and the leads performance is just unabashed in it's romanticism. And that made me love the movie. And again John Candy and especially Eugene Levy really brought the comedy to this.All-in-all, I recommend the movie. If you happen to catch on cable like I did, it's not a bad experience.

Before Tom Hanks became known for his dramatic turns, he used to be a funnyman and a successful one at that as shown in the 1980's. Splash is one of his early films and it showcases his talent. This is also an early directorial effort by Ron Howard and it is a very good one. As a romantic comedy, one may have to suspend disbelief because of the far-fletched plot. But the film itself is very likable and funny. It will endear to nearly everyone, especially fans of Tom Hanks.Howard's film is about a Manhattan bachelor named Allen Bauer who falls in love with a mermaid from Cape Cod and when their romance is made public, they must fight to save the mermaid's existence......and their love.This is Tom Hanks at his funniest. He is a really funny guy, and the film proves that. He makes many jokes and even is adept at physical humor. However, he does show a very sentimental side which comes very useful in the film. Daryl Hannah does a good job as the mermaid, even if she does learn the entire language of English in six hours. Eugene Levy was fantastic as the man trying to prove the urban legend is real. Finally, as always, John Candy is pathetically dumb but really funny and sweet-hearted in the film.Overall, Splash is a very endearing rom-com and it is a different style from what we are used to seeing with these kind of films and that is fine with me. It may not be entirely believable, but the film is about how love can find anyone, even the working man. This is a very good film and from what I see, not many people have seen this film, at least my generation hasn't. I rate this film 9/10.