Breathtaking

Rating: 10/10 (28 January 2010)

I want to start out by saying that this is one of the best movies I've ever seen. In addition, I suspect that as I'll grow older there won't be many more so touching like this one.
The storyline consists in the narration of Ed Bloom's life tales and how he exaggerates the truth only to make them even more fascinating. As the story goes by we get to know the other half of the coin. Despite having lived an amazing life, Ed also neglected his wife and only son who holds a contained resentment against him.
In "Big Fish" nothing is what it seems but at the same time it really doesn't matter. The density of the characters is just wonderful and it's that kind of movies that you can watch over and over as it leads you to an incredible and personal soul-searching.
Tim Burton did a fine fine job with this one.
Unquestionable 10/10.