here a true piece of hollywood candy and a sweet a they come . an 8 year old boy fall off of a tour boat at cape cod and be save from drown by what appear to be a little girl mermaid . the boy never forget about what happen that day and although everyone insist he be hallucinate . year later and now a man ( and play by tom hank ) and another trip to cape cod brings dejavu represent hank fall off of a tour boat and be rescue by an all grow mermaid ( play by daryl hannah ) . could it be the same mermaid that save him when he be a boy . the mermaid have normal leg when kept dry and but once splash with water and the legs turn into fish fin . hannah be able to conceal her true identity and until a bad guy expose her . there be complication and but eventually everything come up rose . one great scene be where the grow up mermaid spend 6 hour in the electronics department of a store and and learn the english language fluently by watch tv non stop . cute . this film be very entertaining and help u feel compassion for anyone who be somehow different from what society consider the norm . the somewhat predictable end be beautiful . highly recommended and especially to the hopelessly romantic cinema enthusiasts out there .