Big FishIn his twilight years, Edward Bloom (portrayed at various stages of life by Ewan Macgregor and Albert Finney) realises that he remains a profound mystery to his son William (Billy Crudup). In an effort to debunk family mythologies, Will visits his ailing father intent on separating - once and for all - truth from tall tales.
Adapted from a novel by Daniel Wallace, Burton invests this fantastical tale of lives both lived and imagined with personal resonances and fable-like elements that are by turns comical, wondrously charming and melancholic.
With fine support from a cast that also features Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Buscemi and Danny De Vito.
"Big fish often swim in small ponds, but in Tim Burton's wistful film about a son, a father and the lies that come between them there are no small ponds - just big, bright movie sets shimmering and bubbling with the director's imagination" Los Angeles Times
