the point is not whether or not he's lying...

Rating: 8/10 (25 June 2005)

I've never seen a Tim Burton movie that I didn't like (I wasn't too fond of "The Nightmare before Christmas", but Burton only produced that). "Big Fish" continues this trend. When elderly Alabama resident Ed Bloom (Albert Finney) is dying, his estranged son Will (Billy Crudup) has to return home. Ed has spent much of his life telling fanciful tales of his exploits, none of which Will has ever believed. But when Will investigates, he begins to speculate that these stories may have been true after all.
Regardless of whether or not one can believe all these things that Ed is telling people, we grow to respect how the situation is helping the father and son reconnect, and also how Ed and his wife Sandra (Jessica Lange) are trying to rekindle their sexuality. Ewan McGregor is particularly impressive as Ed's younger self, and Danny DeVito is pretty funny as a circus ringmaster with a dark secret. A great movie.