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Another week gone by ... and some good DVDs to be seen. Titles like IKIRU and A BRIEF VACATION aren't going to be Wal-mart sellouts, but will be snapped up by the fans of class-act cinema. I saw BIG FISH over the weekend and liked it overall, but thought it a little dull and subdued. With some of the casting and subject matter, it played like a Coen Bros. pic accidentally directed by Tim Burton. I know plenty of grumblers who've turned against Tim, but this is the first time that one of his films was lacking in the magic department. Some of the whimsical episodes were unusually flat, and the movie seemed to miss too many aimed-for laughs. That said, the thrust of the story was engaging, the ending very satisfying, and Albert Finney and Jessica Lange wonderful.
Savant's looking forward to THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST, which hopefully is on its way to my mailbox as I write. Thank you, Glenn Erickson
Posted by DVD Savant at January 13, 2004 12:32 PM