Ed Bloom's life has been one big adventure. Some of the tall-tales he relates to his family and friends seem to be the biggest yarns going.
One time he met a giant and they traveled together. Another time he parachuted into North Korea for the army and made it out alive. Once, he worked at a carnival for three years to learn information about a girl he was going to marry. One time he met a witch who could tell you how you were going to die.
Tall-tales indeed. Well, Ed Bloom (Albert Finney) has been telling the stories of his younger self (Ewan McGregor) to his son Will (Billy Crudup) all his life, and now his son has finally had it.
Will wants to know the truth about the life of his father. You see, his father is going to die soon, and he doesn't have much time to find out the truth. But as he delves deeper into the life of his father, learning more and more from friends and family, Will finds out that not everything his father ever told him was a tall-tale...
Big Fish is a one big tall tale itself. The stories of Ed Bloom's seem too phoney to be real, but you never know untill the end.
Ewan McGregor's performance was over-the-top and full of zeal; he really got into the film, and you can tell. He seems to have enjoyed the role, as he plays it to a tee. He even has terrific chemistry with the other actors, which is a must.
Tim Burton's direction clearly shows through the brights colors that would otherwise be invisible in he his other works. Burton's direction gives the picture just the right edge to make it a good watch.
Complemented by a great score and memorable characteres, Big Fish is a fun romp through the imagination that never ceases telling those lovable tall-tales.
Plot: 
The story flows easily from one tall-tale to the next, however the beginning of the film is terribly confusing and it takes time to figure out what is going on. The film straightens itself out, though, and flows smoothly to the end.
The story is one of moral, actually. Here we have a person who just refuses to belive anything his father tells him, yet it is true. And that's the twist. It is a great twist, actually.
Visual Effects:
Big Fish has great visual effects. they are there in almost every scene. Tim Burton knows shen and where to use them, and use them he does-to great results.
Tim also knows how to use cinematography to the benefit of a picture. Tim captures the essence of the Big Fish screenplay musch like he did in Pee-wee's Big Adventure. Another great job.
Sound: 
Danny Elfman (who is most notable for his title theme to The Simpsons) gives us an Oscar Nomianted score for his work on Big Fish. It is a great score that isn't very memorable, but is all-around good.
Character Development:
Atmosphere:
The film starts out way to confusingl you don't know what's real and what's not, but the plot of the film becomes clear quickly.
Realism:
Big Fish is really one big tall-tale which tells several "little" tall-tales.
Warren’s Rating:
8.43/10 Is the movie worth your time to watch?
03-01-05
