2003 · drama · fantasy
Big Fish
Directed by Tim Burton2h 5m2003
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
Our read: Big Fish (2003) reads as a warm, steady, inventive drama · fantasy entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Warm, steady, gentle drama / fantasy, inventive in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- warm
- gentle
- inventive
- redemptive
- tender
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How Big Fish feels to watch.
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“You want tall-tale magic woven through a father-son reconciliation that earns tears.”
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