Good gracious -- another set of Siamese twins or were they just another of the tall tales told by the hero of this tale, especially since they were seen separately at the end of the movie (perhaps they were surgically separated like the ones in "Stuck on You" which I saw shortly before starting this blog). Anyhow it seems to be a worrying theme in my current viewing.
Going back to this Tim Burton extravaganza, I wonder why he chose two British actors to play the protagonist as a southern old man and as his younger self, although Albert Finney and Ewan McGregor do well in the roles (and at least the latter kept his trousers on!) The basis of the story is that a son, played by Billy Crudup, has been estranged by years of hearing his father's "lies" over and over and only returns home as the former lies dying. This occasions a replay of some of the father's incredible experiences told with the visual panache that one expects from Burton. At times it does seem that he is trying a little too hard , but on balance the occasional striking images and emotional punch at the film's end save the day. The big fish of the title is both a feature of one of his favourite stories and I suppose what the Finney character has become in the little pond of his world (actually not that little).
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