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Movie - Rating
Big Fish - 81
Studio Genre Rating Running Time
Columbia
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
PG-13
1 hour, 50 minutes
Cast Writer Director
Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Buscemi, Danny DeVito
John August
Tim Burton
Synopsis
Big Fish is centered around the extraordinary life of Edward Bloom (Albert Finney). A self-proclaimed big fish in a big pond. All his life Edward has weaved yarns about his adventures in the world, but now that he is on his death bed, his estranged son (Billy Crudup) returns home to seperate fact from fiction. Based on the novel by Daniel Wallace.
Name of Source Critic Star Rating
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1. Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
** ½
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2. Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
** ½
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3. LA Daily News
Glenn Whipp
****
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4. Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
** ½
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5. NY Post
Megan Lehmann
*** ½
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6. Premiere
Glenn Kelly
****
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7. Reel Views
James Berardinelli
***
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8. Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
*** ½
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9. Seattle Times
Moira Macdonald
***
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10. Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
****
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Moviecheckpoint Final Analysis
Total Stars Average Star Rating Numerical Value Overall Word Rating
32.5 / 40
3.25 / 4
81.25 / 100
Extraordinary
Year Released Month Released Day Released Release Status
2003
December
The 10th
Limited-Wide
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