2nd Best Movie of the Year

Rating: 8/10 (17 January 2004)

If there had to be a feel good movie of the year, Big Fish would be that movie. This emotional rollercoaster of a film is a delightful fantasy about the adventures of a man(Ewan McGregor/Albert Finney), as told through the bed time stories he would tell his son (Bill Crudup). As the son grows up his belief in his father's tales fades. His father remains steadfast to his stories as truth and a rift is formed between the two. This rift is only reborn when they meet again as the father is dying of cancer. As both the story and the father's tales progress, his son discovers just how true his father's stories actually were. All the performances in this film are very good and Burton hits a homerun with the cinematography and music use as well. It truly is a touching story and is good for any sort of movie fan. i personally think it is just slightly better than Cold Mountain, but not as impressive as ROTK. Big Fish is a fantastic film and one of the year's best.