Loved it, but makes me wish I read the book first.

Rating: 9/10 (21 May 2004)

I loved Big Fish.
This is a father-and-son movie, about the distance that often exists between a father and a son. In this case the distance is caused by the father's tall tales.
The story is simple: The father is dying and the son is sifting through these tall tales in a search of who his father really is. The main themes about a fish that outgrows its pond is repeated throughout the movie and makes me wish I read the book first.
For some reason the movie reminded me of "O Brother Where Art Thou?", but I consider Big Fish to be a slightly better movie.