Synopsis
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men. As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.
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Cast
- Jean-Marc BarrJacques Mayol
- Jean RenoEnzo Molinari
- Rosanna ArquetteJohana Baker
- Paul ShenarDr. Laurence
- Sergio CastellittoNovelli
- Jean BouiseUncle Louis
- Marc DuretRoberto
- Griffin DunneDuffy
- Valentina VargasBonita
- Kimberly BeckSally
Recommendations
- 60
Los Angeles Times
Besson's restored Big Blue proves mystical, intriguing. - 50
Portland Oregonian
A flawed fable but an intriguing one nonetheless. It's "Splash" gone existential. How many films can you name like that? - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Deeply adolescent; its impact is visceral rather than intellectual. - 50
Village Voice
The results are predictably lachrymose, especially with the reinstated "unhappy" ending from the original French version. - 10
L.A. Weekly
Let's call this "rethinking" The Abysmal.
