Big Fish

Year: 2003

Grade: C+

Country: USA

Director: Burton

Review

it’s a fine story. burton does a perfect job creating the look of the picture and that’s probably the strongest point of the film. albert finney has another very good performance here. ultimately, though, it’s not my kind of movie. the ending was good and tugged on the heart strings a bit, but the rest of it just wasn’t captivating. i feel foolish saying that since the story was interesting and fresh, but for some reason i just didn’t feel invested in it and the only explanation i have for that is that it’s not my kind of movie. in an unrelated note, the look of the film sort of reminded me of “o, brother where art thou.” .

Watched in theater