from tom late foray into dramatic excellence ( captain miller ) to his first big smash and er splash . there could not be any great difference between this fishy feature and mr. hank performance in save private ryan . here ron howard and follow on from his night shift success and take u on a journey of fantasy a tom new york fruiterer have his life turn upside down by a real life mermaid . the idea from lowell ganz and babalo mandel and bruce jay friedman be a fish out of water a they come . the result script be not all that good though . ron howard do keep thing very jovial and and this and along with tom hank infectious turn a the love lorn mermaid admirer and probably make the pic the reasonable entertainment that it be . daryl hannah be a little wooden in the movie that make her a household name and and john candy play tom slovenly brother . eugene levy play the obsessed scientist who pursue madison all over new york . sunday and december 13 and 1998 t. v .