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Richard J. Landon,
John Cherevka,
Lindsay MacGowan,
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Tim Burton,
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: Columbia TriStar
: 125 min.
: English, French
: English, French
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Tim Burton directs the fantasy drama Big Fish, based on the book Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Southern writer/illustrator Daniel Wallace. Billy Crudup plays William Bloom, a young man who never really knew his dying father, Edward (Albert Finney) outside of the tall tales he told about growing up, making his way, and meeting his mother (played as a young woman by Alison Lohman and in older age by Jessica Lange). During Edward's last days, William and his wife Josephine (Marion Cotillard) hold bedside vigil as the old man recollects elaborate memories of his youth (in which he is played by Ewan McGregor). Still doubting the the legends and folklore, William makes a journey to meet a mysterious woman (Helena Bonham Carter) from whom Edward had bought property. Steve Buscemi and Danny De Vito also star. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary by Tim Burton
- Featurettes: Edward Bloom at Large, Amos at the Circus, Fathers and Sons, Tim Burton: Storyteller, A Fairytale World, Creature Features, The Author's Journey
- The Finer Points - A Tim Burton Trivia Quiz
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| This movie is sappy and lame
by krisalm
June 25, 2004 - 9:48 AM PDT
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1 out of 7 members found this review helpful
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| Some of my friends recommended this one but I thought it pretty much sucked. Very slow moving...the plot is uninteresting at best with formulaic sappiness. Tim Burton really let me down with this one. |
| The DVD is well worth seeing
by WZoller
June 24, 2004 - 1:04 PM PDT
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4 out of 5 members found this review helpful
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| Although the movie didn't do well at the box office, the DVD has some interesting deleted scenes, and a great running commentary from Tim Burton. It was interesting to hear that not much CGI was used in the film. Danny DeVito was really good, but my favorite characters were the giant and Allison Lohan. Well worth renting. |
| An unexpected pleasure
by Moriarty
June 14, 2004 - 7:15 AM PDT
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7 out of 9 members found this review helpful
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| This movie didn't turn out to be what I expected after watching the previews. Big surprise huh? But I still found that I ended up liking it. It's a bit slow at points, and if you're not a big Tim Burton fan you may not like this one. But this tale of a man trying to reconcile his father's wild stories with the truth before it's too late had more than it's share of charm and whimsy. ...and I'll admit the end left me a bit choked up. |
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