In the
heartwarming film Big Fish, director Tim
Burton (Batman, Edward Scissor hands) brings
his inimitable imagination on a journey
that delves deep into a fabled
relationship between a father and his son.
Edward Bloom
(Albert Finney) has always been a teller
of tall-tales about his oversized life as
a young man (Ewan McGregor), when his
wanderlust led him on an unlikely journey
from a small-town in Alabama, around the
world, and back again. His mythic exploits
dart from the delightful to the delirious
as he weaves epic tales about giants,
blizzards, a witch and conjoined-twin
lounge singers.
With his
larger-than-life stories, Bloom charms
almost everyone he encounters except for
his estranged son Will (Billy Crudup).
When his mother Sandra (Jessica Lange)
tries to reunite them, Will must learn how
to separate fact from fiction as he comes
to terms with his father's great feats and
great failings.
