Suddenly I love fish!

Rating: 10/10 (3 March 2005)

I won't even attempt to describe the plot of this wonderfully imaginative film. Many here have already done a splendid job of that. Suffice it to say that this story about a man's failing relationship with his father and trying to make the last opportunity before he dies to set things right is a magical adventure and a sweet ride. I even love little touches like seeing familiar set pieces from other Tim Burton films (the town from Edward Scissorhands and the egg cracker, for starters.) Granted. Burton can be a tad weird as a person, but no one can deny (although some people with no sense of whimsy or imagination have tried) that he is a genius of a storyteller, and here he does it better than he ever has before. This is Burton's "Citizen Kane." All the elements come together like a river flowing into the ocean of one's imagination. This big fish must be caught and let go for the next lucky viewer. And if you see it and don't like it, I would see a doctor about a personality transplant. Metaphors can be incredible things when employed just right. Tim Burton comes up the right bait and reels us all in, and we're glad to be caught off guard by his fantastic film-making prowess. See it and make it your new favorite film of all time.