Fairytale Journey

Rating: 5/10 (16 July 2004)

This movie is best described as the journey of a man's life with a fairytale portrayal. It chronicles Edward Bloom's sugar-coated life events that initially made for good stories and later defined his character. His son wishes to discover "who" his father really was, not just some made-up story. But in the end, it is revealed that sometimes holding on to harmless fantasies in life, like a child's belief in the toothfairy, is not so bad after all.
And this movie felt like something out of a children's book, perhaps Gulliver's Travels. The adventures you are taken on alternate with farcical themes intermingled with semi-serious ones. And this "replay" of Edward Bloom's life seems at times better suited for children. While still enjoyable by adults, it should not be assumed to be too much more than its "Jack and The Beanstalk" type story.