Big Fish (2003)
Take all the stories from the tall tale genre, and combine it with a person's real life, and you get this movie. “Big Fish” is basically a tall tale of someone's life told through an extraordinary, and surprising way. This tall tale contains stories of love, laughter, drama, and excitement that will make you laugh and cry at the same time. It's both a wonder and an achievement at how this movie is so good. “Big Fish” combines all the stories of a tale tale, and getting at your emotions, including this reviewer, in one of the most underrated gems from Tim Burton. The story is that Edward Bloom (Albert Finney and Ewan McGregor) tells his son, Will (Billy Cruddup), stories based on events in his life. As a child, Will believes his dad, but on his wedding day, Will now realizes that the stories his father told him were not true. After believing this, Will promises to never speak to his father again. Several months pass, and Will is doing fine, until he learns that his ...