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Big Fish Movie Rating:  Not Great | |
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William Bloom (Billy Crudup) has spent his entire adult life running from his father,
Edward (Albert Finney), and the old man's fanciful yarns of adventure, circus feats,
and daring deeds. When he finds out that his dad is dying, William returns home to
try to separate fact from fiction in a last-ditch attempt at reconciliation.
While some of the fantasy sequences are witty and colorful, director Tim Burton's attempt at blending whimsy with domestic drama mostly grates. Finney's Edward comes across as a windbag endlessly repeating the same stories, while Crudup's frigid performance renders William a heartless bore. As young Edward, the normally charismatic Ewan McGregor tries in vain to breathe life into a tissue-thin role, but comes across as little more than a cartoon. |
George McArthur and Ewan McGregor.
©2003 Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. |
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