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Big Fish (2003)

Hook, Line and Sinker: A Life of Telling Tall Tales

"The NY Times review of Big Fish, a Tim Burton film starring Ewan McGregor and Albert Finney. Big Fish movie trailer, showtimes, tickets and reader ..." Read Review

The New York Times - A. O. Scott

A dad full of tales of yore, every single one them tall

Score: 26%

""Big Fish,'' the latest from director Tim Burton, is a long-winded indulgence in tear-and-a-smile whimsy, elevated above the merely irritating and ..." Read Review

San Francisco Chronicle - Mick LaSalle

Burton's 'Fish' tale a keeper

Score: 82%

"Truth, fiction get along famously Is it better to tell the boring truth or add as many wild embellishments as it takes to keep people entertained? ..." Read Review

Rocky Mountain News - Robert Denerstein

Review: Big Fish

Score: 80%

"Director Tim Burton finally hooks the one that got away: a script that challenges and deepens his visionary talent. Big Fish , skillfully adapted ..." Read Review

Rolling Stone - Editorial Review

Review: Big Fish

Score: 76%

"Big Fish is one of those films that isn't likely to be a strong box office performer, but which will probably generate a more lasting impression ..." Read Review

Reelviews - James Berardinelli

Burton's colorful 'Fish' flounders

Score: 62%

"Tim Burton has always preferred to look at the world the way an awkward 11-year-old boy might. After all, the shadows make an excellent place to ..." Read Review

The Boston Globe - Wesley Morris

Go Fish

Score: 88%

"Alison Lohman and Ewan McGregor play a young couple in love in Tim Burton's fantastical "Big Fish." - Zade Rosenthal Tim Burton's dazzling "Big ..." Read Review

New York Post - Megan Lehmann

Review: BIG FISH

Score: 70%

"Tim Burton's tall tale, in which a peevish son tries to let the air out of the whoppers his dying father has told him and everyone else since ..." Read Review

TV Guide - Maitland McDonagh

Review: Big Fish

Score: 62%

"From his son's point of view, Edward Bloom's timing is off. He spent the years before his son's birth having amazing adventures and meeting ..." Read Review

Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert

Review: Big Fish

Score: 80%

"Usually when watching a Tim Burton film, you expect to see a storyline that suffers from a serious 'Pinocchio' complex. ..." Read Review

Film Threat - Peter Lowry


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