Better than expected

Rating: 7/10 (6 January 2006)

Watched this somewhat reluctantly with wifey. Beforehand thought it looked a bit wish-washy, plus I'm not a huge Tim Burton fan. Glad i saw it.
The story focuses on Ed Bloom (played by Ewan McGregor and Albert Finney). Ed, according to his stories, has lived an amazing, basically unbelievable life. In his travels he tells stories of giants he has befriended, finding a magical town, joining the circus to met his wife and so on. His son decides one day to start searching for the truth- are all his stories tall tales, is their some truth amongst them, or are they all as told? The movie unfolds really well, McGregor and Finney both do a great job. To my surprise it held my interest, and at stages amazed with the excellent cinematography. Worth seeing. My friend Gary won't like though.