FILM: Big Fish

So this week I decided to watch a film that caught my eye in Target a few times.


Big Fish starring: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman, Billy Crudup and Helena Bonahm Carter.

Will Bloom (Crudup) always though his father's stories were always the best, then he grew up. Sitting at his wedding reception, he listens to his father's favorite tale for the hundredth time - what he was doing the day Will was born. Truth of the matter is, Ed Bloom (McGregor, Finney), was not fishing for the greatest fish in the river, no, he was like any other father waiting for his child to be born.

But stories like that were never enough for Ed, he liked to tell his life stories with a bit of flare with a side order of imagination. Unable to understand his father's strange need to re-create the past, Will endeavors to find the truth for himself. But when his father is at his death bed, Will is led to share the story.

Begin with one big fish, and end with another big fish.


This movie was absolutely well written, a Tim Burton classic. I loved it! I thought it had a great delicate balance of creativity and reality. I loved how Will had to get in touch with his inner child again and in turn, become the story teller and his father the listener.

It's a really good family film, I recommend it to those who enjoy a laugh and a touch of Tim Burton magic.

Fun Fact: An 8-year-old MILEY CYRUS stars in this movie, she plays the character "Ruthie".

sL star rating: 5 Stars

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