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Everyone's looking for love in Goldfish Memory, a flirty rom-com about affairs of the heart, set in the streets of Dublin. An energetic ensemble comedy in the vein of Intermission, Liz Gill's feature tags onto a group of heartaching singles led by university lecturer Tom (Sean Campion), as they hop beds in their search for that elusive happy ever after ending. Bland, but never boring, it's an entertaining little time waster that proves that, when it comes to love, fools always rush in.

With its scrubbed up cast of 20 and 30-somethings, and its pleasingly enlightened take on love in the 21st century - straight, gay and bisexual couples all dance the same merry dance of love and break-ups here - Goldfish Memory is laced with an infectiously uplifting vibe.

"AN ENJOYABLE 90 MINUTE FLING"

The multi-strand storyline takes in everything from Tom's philandering with his students, to adventurous Clara (Fiona O'Shaughnessy) and her attempts to bed TV journalist Angie (Flora Montgomery), and gay bike courier Red (Keith McErlean) who seduces bartender David (Peter Gaynor) away from his girlfriend. Along the way exes, old flames and one night stands are thrown into the mix as the characters make love, break-up, get married and cheat shamelessly on each other with anyone with a pulse. It's equal parts breathless and brazen.

While the hackneyed lessons about love and relationships may not be rocket science - we're all goldfish when it comes to love apparently, since our memory of past bad choices makes us endlessly repeat the same mistakes - there's a likeable freshness to the whole production. As an advert for Dublin, the film's a winner, with picture postcard locations confirming the city's status as one of Europe's most fun-loving urban centres. Add to that a cast of bright young things and a breezily likeable script, what you get is an enjoyable 90 minute fling that you can still respect in the morning.