Deeper water for a big fish

Rating: 9/10 (27 January 2004)

This film is quirky. I love quirky, but I caution those who don't to be aware.
Big Fish is flagrantly whimsical, balanced with the very serious human drama of the end of a life full of love, though he is somewhat misunderstood. Albert Finney is fantastic and Jessica Lange is truly stunning. I was amazed at how well cast was Alison Lohman to portray the younger Sandra Bloom. Ewan McGregor seemed at first an odd cast, however I thought he was wonderful, romantic and perfectly "comic" in his "perfectionism."
Tim Burton really has struck a certain chord with this film that will be appreciated by most, though not all. And there is no shame in that! A 9 of 10.