"Reality or fiction? That is the pivotal question in this American independent documentary produced by Andrew Jarecki who made his directorial debut with "Capturing the Friedmans" in 2003 and directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost who has stated that "Catfish" is a 100% true story.

The story centers on photographer Yaniv "Nev" Schulman who lives in New York with his brother Ariel and friend Henry who are both filmmakers and who comes up with the idea of making a movie about Nev's romance with a woman called Megan whom he connects with on Facebook, and decide to record every step of the evolving relationship.

This uncanny portrayal of a young man's infatuation with a woman he has never seen in real life, is an intriguing contemporary documentary which gives a memorable and critical depiction of online dating. "Catfish" has a convincing linear narrative and a good pace which serves the story well, but it also make it seem more like a fictional drama than a true documentary. The story first time directors Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost tells is by no means beyond imagination or absolutely unbelievable, but the unlikely reactions of the main characters and the story's very appropriate development makes one question weather this is reality or fiction. Aside from that, "Catfish" works just fine as a modest character study and a suspenseful thriller about art, friendship, love and networking."