A Flawed But Touching Story

Rating: 7/10 (21 September 2014)

Big Fish is a remarkable story brought to film, but does have some major hiccups though. Why don't we start with the good aspects.
Big Fish is a movie that is very creative and original. It has great characters and a nice message about storytelling. Also the score by Danny Elfman is always a plus. Also the story has some very comedic moments but also touching and emotional moments as well. The story is probably the best aspect of the movie.
Now for the bad. There were a few characters in the movie that felt like they were just there to make a certain plot point of the movie happen and nothing else. Also at times the different stories seemed a little out of place at times and didn't fit with the tone of the movie. I also didn't understand why the movie was called "Big Fish" when the fish didn't seem to have much relevance in the story. There were also certain scenes and plot points that were either unnecessary or they just kinda forgot about in the movie. But all together, there is more good then bad in this movie. So I would give it a recommendation.
Final Score 7.5/10