[Cadaverous Pallor]

Big Fish was fun to look at but I absolutely hated the story. Both the dad and the son were jerks and I felt no empathy for them. It goes from "Dad is a pathological liar" to "Dad was actually telling mostly the truth and his son never believed him until he was dead." Yuck. The awkwardness between them was at best unaffecting and at worst ugly and made both characters unlikable. I'd take the Ewan McGregor flashbacks and make a movie out of that.

I really wanted to like Charlie, and while it was a lot of fun to watch, I left it with an "eh". I just don't think Burton has really delivered in a long time.