Big Fish

4.09
    Big Fish
    2003

    Synopsis

    Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.

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    Cast

    • Ewan McGregorEd Bloom (young)
    • Albert FinneyEd Bloom (senior)
    • Billy CrudupWill Bloom
    • Jessica LangeSandra Bloom (senior)
    • Helena Bonham CarterJenny (young & senior) / The Witch
    • Alison LohmanSandra Bloom (young)
    • Robert GuillaumeDr. Bennett (senior)
    • Marion CotillardJosephine
    • Matthew McGroryKarl the Giant
    • David DenmanDon Price (age 18-22)

    Recommendations

    • 90

      Film Threat

      A tale that's so enriching, so heartwarming, so funny, so touching and so breathtaking, you'll wonder why the king of wackiness didn't branch out sooner.
    • 88

      Rolling Stone

      Director Tim Burton finally hooks the one that got away: a script that challenges and deepens his visionary talent.
    • 80

      Newsweek

      When it catches fire, this great-looking movie offers hilarious diversions.
    • 75

      Entertainment Weekly

      The movie is a gently overstuffed cinematic piñata, crammed with tall tales -- with giants and circuses and fairy-tale woods, plus a huge squirmy catfish, all served up with a literal matter-of-fact fancy that is very pleasing.
    • 75

      ReelViews

      Big Fish is a clever, smart fantasy that targets the child inside every adult, without insulting the intelligence of either.
    • 60

      The New Yorker

      What is most disappointing about Big Fish is the nervousness of its fantasizing--a strange unwillingness, new in Burton's work, to trust the wit of the audience. [15 December 2003, p. 119]
    • 50

      Variety

      The imaginatively illustrated but precariously precious film offers up a string of minor pleasures but never becomes more than moderately amusing or involving.
    • 50

      New York Magazine (Vulture)

      Has moments of genuine emotion...but overall, the film feels like it issues from a place Burton doesn't inhabit.

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