A film about a talking fish who tells the tragic story of a woman's experiences with alienation, abortion, and death? It sounded like my sort of thing. i like French films, indy films, surrealist films; why wouldn'd i like this? i thought wrong. Just because a films original dosn't mean that it's any good. And Maelstrom proves that, all right. Definitely, this movie is on my top ten list of the worst movies i've ever paid to see, including The Matrix Reloaded, Bubble Boy, Punch Drunk Love and Star Trek: Nemesis. Don't waste your time.