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Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
Besson's restored Big Blue proves mystical, intriguing.
The Big Blue (Le Grand Bleu)
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- France
- 1988
- · 168m
Director
Luc Besson
Cast
Jean-Marc Barr,
Jean Reno,
Rosanna Arquette,
Paul Shenar,
Sergio Castellitto,
Griffin Dunne
Genre
Adventure,
Drama,
Romance
Known for its spectacular cinematography, the film gives a fictionalized account of the friendship and rivalry between professional freediving champions Jaques Mayol and Enzo Maiorca, from their meeting as children on a Greek Island in the 1960s, to their reunion at deep-sea diving competitions in the 1980s.
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What are critics saying?
50
Village Voice by Mark Holcomb
The results are predictably lachrymose, especially with the reinstated "unhappy" ending from the original French version.
50
TV Guide Magazine by Frank Lovece
Deeply adolescent; its impact is visceral rather than intellectual.
50
Portland Oregonian by Kim Morgan
A flawed fable but an intriguing one nonetheless. It's "Splash" gone existential. How many films can you name like that?
10
L.A. Weekly
Let's call this "rethinking" The Abysmal.
10
L.A. Weekly by Paul Cullum
Let's call this "rethinking" The Abysmal.
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