Big Fish & Begonia
Beijing Enlight Pictures | Release Date: April 6, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiApr 6, 2018
While the end result may not quite reach the heights that Miyazaki has regularly hit during his amazing career, it is nevertheless a worthy effort, filled with visuals that frequently dazzle the eye even if the story is more likely to inspiring the scratching of heads instead. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranApr 5, 2018
It's all strangely wonderful, and it will take your breath away if you give it the chance. Read full review
80
The New York TimesTeo BugbeeApr 5, 2018
Never short on visual or emotional wonder, Big Fish & Begonia contemplates mortality with the imagination of an old soul who has been given new eyes. Read full review
80
VarietyPeter DebrugeApr 3, 2018
Big Fish & Begonia commands awe on the strength of its imagery alone...while weaving an epic tale that’s uniquely informed by local myths and motifs. If only it made the slightest bit of sense. Read full review
75
The Film StageJared MobarakApr 5, 2018
The result is a fantasy adventure with high stakes despite death seeming impermanent throughout. Rather than be about finding eternal life like many tales of its kind are, Big Fish & Begonia is about giving it. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineOleg IvanovApr 2, 2018
In the sly exchanges between the teenage protagonists and their elders, the film reflects a nation's shifting tides. Read full review
67
IndieWireDavid EhrlichApr 9, 2018
Marrying the sensitivity of “Spirited Away” to the lushness of “The Legend of Korra” and the narrative coherence of a lucid dream, Big Fish & Begonia is the very rarest of Chinese exports: An animated film that was made for adults. Read full review
67
TheWrapRobert AbeleApr 5, 2018
Where Miyazaki’s wisdom kept his prodigious imagination in the service of intimacy, “Big Fish” is daringly, if haphazardly, epic with its vision and feelings. The urge to awe may feel self-conscious at times, but it’s rarely not heartfelt, even when it’s skirting the edge of incomprehensible. Read full review
60
Village VoiceSimon AbramsApr 5, 2018
Liang and Zhang’s young heroes would be far more universal if they were just credibly hormonal. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 2, 2018
It is a puzzle without a particularly interesting (to my Western eyes) solution. Whatever its visual qualities, and really the only comparison points are the weirder Japanese anime efforts, the strangeness of it all makes it a confusing big screen experience. Read full review
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