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Big Fish (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 202 Fresh: 154  Rotten:48 Average Rating: 7.2/10
 
Consensus: A charming father-and-son tale filled with typical Tim Burton flourishes.
 

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Rated: PG

Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins

Theatrical Release: 23-01-2004

Synopsis: In Tim Burton's family film BIG FISH, a wonderful storyteller named Edward Bloom (Albert Finney), who lives in a small town in Alabama, recounts tall tales of his wild worldly adventures. These are shown in flashback with Ewan McGregor playing the young Bloom. Wonderful special effects and... In Tim Burton's family film BIG FISH, a wonderful storyteller named Edward Bloom (Albert Finney), who lives in a small town in Alabama, recounts tall tales of his wild worldly adventures. These are shown in flashback with Ewan McGregor playing the young Bloom. Wonderful special effects and vibrant colors that pop off the screen make this Burton film a much sunnier experience than his macabre gems EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and BEETLEJUICE. Yet his signature quirky artistry is unmistakable, and the movie benefits from crisp production values and a loveable, bizarre cast of characters. Told through a series of vignettes, Bloom's stories involve a witch, a giant, a haunted forest, and yes, a big fish. A self-described small-town hero, Bloom explains how he left home at 18 determined to experience anything and everything life could dish out. He worked for the circus, took on daring assignments as a WWII soldier, and rambled across the country as a zany traveling salesman. Utterly unbelievable yet magical and delightful, Bloom's stories just don't translate to his son Will (Billy Crudup) who wants to know his dad's "true" life story. But little by little--through increasingly outlandish tales at which Will cannot resist smirking--the two begin to understand each other, and Bloom weaves his stories into their genealogical fabric. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman

Director: Tim Burton
Screenwriter: John August
Producer: Richard D. Zanuck, Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks
Composer: Danny Elfman

DVD Info

Release:

Aug 3, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • PCM 5.1 - English
  • Dubbed - French - Optional
  • Subtitles - English, French, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Thai - Optional
  • Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned

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Tim Burton strikes gold with this genuinely warm adventure.

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07/20/04
Joe Utichi
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This is a film that pasteurises both plot and sentiment with the efficiency of a Swiss milking machine.

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04/29/04
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01/24/04
Ryan Gilbey
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01/17/04
Matthew Turner
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5/5

Feelgood without being overly sentimental; romantic without being cloying; moving without being mawkish.

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12/05/03
Adrian Hennigan
BBC
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4/5

Tim Burton atones for the disastrous Planet of the Apes 2001 with this lyrical and involving family drama.

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11/21/03
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Joe Lozito
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I enjoyed Big Fish more than any film Burton has been involved with since maybe Nightmare Before Christmas.

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07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
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Las historias pueden elevarnos, liberarnos, engrandecernos, permitirnos escapar. El problema en el caso de Edward Bloom es que no conocemos ni al prisionero, ni a la prisión.

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05/02/06
Flavio J. Arosemena
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Plays to Burton's strengths as an auteur of fantasy colliding with reality.

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11/11/05
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
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An ebullient tall tale about the magic of imagination and the power of myth.

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05/03/05
Nick Schager
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