A Big Bore

Rating: 5/10 (9 May 2004)

The best part about this movie is the end, because it was finally OVER! The sets are pleasing to the eye, but the stories are dull, and there are way too many. The movie gave me a blowhard character I didn't care about and launched into about fifty stories that served as showcases for Burton's "magical" wackiness. I didn't mind the acting, but more development for the Albert Finney character would've been helpful. I cared very little about the outcome and had to fight hard to stay awake during the last forty-five minutes (only out of courtesy to the hosts who invited us over to watch it). Turned out they felt the same way I did about the movie, so I could've just thrown in the towel and fallen asleep. The fact that this snoozer is in the top 250 is absolutely mystifying.