It will never get boring!

Rating: Null/10 (3 June 1999)

Yesterday, I watched this movie for about the seventh time, and I enjoyed it still as much as the first time. Each time I see this movie I`m even more sure that it`s the best movie between water and sky.
I think there are two main stories in `The Big Blue`. The first one is the story of two childhood friends, Enzo Mollinari and Jaques Mayol, who compete against each other in the World Free Diving Championships.
The second one is the tale of a man (Mayol) with a great passion for the sea (his family are three dolphins; he lost his parents when he was very young), who falls in love with a girl from New York.
The difficult part of Mayol is played by Jean-Marc Barr, who movingly portrays Jaques` dilemma. French actor Jean Reno takes the part of Enzo in all his pride. And last but not least the American girl is played by Patricia Arquette. After `Subway` this is the second big movie written and directed by Luc Besson, in my opinion one of the best directors of our time. His other great movies are `The Professional`, `Nikita` and the Sci-Fi-Opus `The Fifth Element`. `The Big Blue` features the best soundtrack I`ve ever heard. It`s a masterpiece composed and performed by Eric Serra. Just listening to this music gives you the relaxing feeling of being underwater.
It`s enormously difficult to give an adequate impression of this marvellous movie. Just watch it - and then watch it again...