Altogether a wonderful film

Rating: 8/10 (19 January 2004)

I was biased towards this film by my love of the combo of Tim Burton's films and Danny Elfman's music, but I've been recently disappointed. I went to see Big Fish with little expectation and came out greatly rewarded by this ultimately simple story with beautiful music and "wallpaper".

That said, I believe there was some bad acting (with the exception of Ewan McGregor, who played a wonderful part) and some awkward dialogue, but while this took away from the story somewhat, Big Fish was still a great viewing experience.
The point of this story, without giving away anything, is that life is ultimately as beautiful and grand as we choose to make it, that we make our own immortality, if not through our actions then our words. Any one who has loved Burton's films in the past won't be disappointed.