A new review from That Guy Named David:

Big Fish (A)

I told Greg (aka, Movie Snob) that this movie was the best I have seen in the past several years. Maybe I overstated a bit, but that would follow the premise behind this story. The movie is directed by Tim Burton, renowned for his directing Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (he also directed such little-known movies as Batman, Beetlejuice, and Edward Scissorhands). He is also known for being a bit of a freak, which fits in well with this movie. Without giving too much away, Big Fish is about a son (Billy Crudup) going back to see his dying father (Albert Finney). The father is known for being a bit of a storyteller, and the son desires to find out what his father was really like when you strip away the embellishments of the stories. In essence, the movie becomes a showcase for how our lives are all made up many individual stories (some embellished, some not; and I want to emphasize to the Movie Snob that the federales are not an embellishment). Anyway, the storyline is great, the imagery is classic Tim Burton, and the acting is superb, all of which makes this a must-see coming into the movie awards season.