Enthralling and Awe Inspiring

Rating: 9/10 (29 December 2003)

This movie was everything I thought it could have been and more. Although Tim Burton does have a reputation for being somewhat strange, he fit this offbeat film perfectly. Ewen MacGregor had an outstanding performance, and was completely believable. I also loved the way you could see the old and young Edward Bloom believeably are the same person. Albert Finney and Billy Crudup both put on great performances and I was a big fan of the somewhat realistic special affects, that left the viewer to decide whether what happened was real or not. I felt this was an overall great film that kept me interested until the very last frame.