Too many fans seem to be blown away

SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

And the best imagination how you could watch the story of your own life in a movie behind the eyes of a child. all time favourite since i have watched it for the first time. many more should be left as well... classic!

I remember back when this movie first came out and I mostly forgot about it after awhile. I love this movie because it reminded me so much of "Forrest Gump". Both are movies that feature a guy telling his life story, about how he fell in love and got the girl he wanted, how he fought in a war, and the strange ways he affected other people's lives. Like "Forrest Gump", the audiences like it more than the critics. I thought the title would be a metaphor for something. Instead, there really is a big fish featured in this movie!I didn't even recognize Ewan McGregor. He really is quite prolific. We get to see small bits from a lot of talented actors like Danny DeVito and Steve Buscemi. Why is Steve Buscemi in everything I've been watching lately? The setup is that a dying man is telling his son the story of his life. His son tries to figure out how much of his story is true.What's interesting is that most of the people he talks about meeting do in fact appear in the movie at the end. We do, however, still get no confirmation of the supernatural stuff he mentioned, like trees coming to life. I watched this because it's the favorite movie of Nostalgia Critic cast member, Tamara Chambers! This is probably my favorite Tim Burton movie. I love how everything builds up on itself and is all relevant in the end. Don't forget this one! ****

Movie Review: "Big Fish" (2003)Based on a 180-pages book by Daniel Wallace, published in 1998, screenwriter John August prepares every scene for director Tim Burton to shine in a time-shifting story-structure of the main character Ed Bloom's life-story, full of imaginative supporting characters, becoming creatures of fantasy as a giant, a wolf other circus folk, when director Burton can rely on Ewan McGregor's acting skills to fill in for Johnny Depp preferring to play "Captain Jack Sparrow" for Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films in the first installment of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (2003).Legendary "Tom Jones" actor Albert Finney gives face to "Old Man" Ed Bloom in match-making scene on the dying bed with supporting son character Will Bloom, portrayed by Billy Crudup in beat-staking slightly-too frustrated manners, when nevertheless a genre mix of comedy, drama and event movie spectacle in capable hands with director Tim Burton delivers an holiday movie of season 2003/2004, which should have earned a wider audience attendance, but some how stays a secret high-end Hollywood movie recommendation for those, who dare to dream beyond what the plainly eye presents to them in daily life.With "Big Fish" there is always something to discover in ultra-rich cinematography as production design by Dennis Gassner, worth every "dime" of producer Richard D. Zanuck (1934-2012) orginazing major production values for Tim Burton, who nevertheless seems to miss "Johnny" as leading character Ed Bloom to make the ultimate "Academy-Award-pushing" efforts work, when long-term friend composer Danny Elfman galvanizes the picture with a beautiful emotional score, when further supports as the director's wife Helena Bonham Carter, Danny DeVito and scene-dominating actress Jessica Lange get all at least one scene in the spotlight to make "Big Fish" motion picture entertainment of the highest order. Copyright 2018 Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC

Beautifully made, fantastic cast but typical Tim Burton. I suppose you are either into him or not. I watched it for the cast and kept losing interest. It jumps around too much and I don't understand the PG rating in Australia with the violence, scary themes including the naked butt of Danny De Vito. I can't recommend it unless you like this sort of thing. Of course Helena Bonham Carter (Tim's wife) makes appearances as well. Over the top and way too long.