A lot like Big Fish

Rating: 6/10 (29 January 2005)

This film is pretty good. It has a similar kind of feel and style to it as the Tim Burton film Big Fish. To be honest I thought Big Fish was a better film. It does tend to really try and pull at your heart strings a lot, especially towards the end. It just depends if you want to go see a movie and leave feeling thoroughly depressed as to whether you like this film. The girl who I was with cried a river, I had to use a boat to get out of the movie theatre. One thing I will say is that Johnny Depp did an excellent Scottish accent - probably the best that I know of. No doubt this film will win quite a lot of awards, but does anyone understand how academy awards are calculated? Its not always the best film that wins. I tend to not like movies that are quite so emotional. There is already enough sadness in the world, so the only reason to go see a movie is to watch a good comedy, because then at least you can laugh. My recommendation is to see it if you are already in a bad mood, because this will go well with it. I give it 6 out of 10.