The story is one we've seen before: man loves woman, man loses woman, man finds new romance. Not necessarily in that order. The charm of Kelp is that the film changes only one aspect of the genre. Substitute "woman" with "plant". The story now plays exactly the same. Even so, Kelp never departs from its serious tone. The result is a mounting sense of absurdity that gives Kelp a unique, quirky flavor, and makes the journey into infidelity all the more delightful.