Big Fish...Big Disappointment.

Rating: 1/10 (17 January 2004)

Big Fish was a poorly crafted, waste of good celluloid. The effects were mediocre, at best and the story line was disjunct and uninspiring. If this is any indication of the future of Burton's fantasy genre, you can have my seat. I don't see how these actors, many of whom I respected before seeing them in this travesty, were willing to waste their time to contribute to such a poor film. Reviews I have read, including this site's, gave the film 4 of 5 stars. Ridiculous. You garner no points on my scale by simply saying a movie has merit because its director has had some prior successes. In my opinion, you owe the viewers an apology for luring them in with the bait of a good film, only for them to find an rusty tin can on their line when they reel it in. My vote still remains...awful!