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Big Fish

2003

Tim Burton

Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange ...

7.9

132,387

Drama. Fantasy. Adventure Edward Bloom (Finney) has always been a teller of tall tales about his oversized life as a young man (Ewan McGregor), when his wanderlust led him on an unlikely journey from small town in Alabama, around the world, and back again. His mythic exploits dart from the delightful to the delirious as he weaves epic tales about giants, blizzards, a witch and conjoined-twin lounge singers. With his larger-than-life stories, Bloom charms almost ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A script that challenges and deepens his visionary talent (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"The imaginatively illustrated but precariously precious film offers up a string of minor pleasures but never becomes more than moderately amusing or involving."	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"A great-looking film, with a fantastical visual style (...) [Burton] desperately requires someone to walk in and demand that he get to the point (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"The most curious thing (...) is how thin and soft it is, how unpersuasive and ultimately forgettable even its most strenuous inventions turn out to be."	NEG
United States	Ed Gonzalez Slant	"'Big Fish' is sentimental but never manipulative (...) [It] speaks to our universal desire to live life not necessarily to its fullest, but with wonderment of our very existence (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"Funny and feel-good with strains of sadness and regret around the edges, 'Big Fish' is an entertaining synthesis of Burton's trademark quirkiness and a touching family drama (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"There are plenty of things in this film that should in theory be pretty weird (...) But it is all entirely without any edge or dark side (...) There are sweet touches here and there"	NEU
United States	Paul Clinton CNN	"Stories real and imagined are blended with total delight (...) McGregor is brilliant (...) Lohman is astounding"	POS
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"There's not much substance underlying the whimsy. The Alabama setting is as phony as the one in 'Forrest Gump'"	NEG
United Kingdom	Geoff Andrew Time Out	"The film doesn't so much reject history as selectively rewrite it to its own reactionary, even offensive ends."	NEG

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