Let's call this "rethinking" The Abysmal.
The Big Blue(Le Grand Bleu)
France · 1988
Rated PG-13 · 2h 48m
Director Luc Besson
Starring Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette, Paul Shenar
Genre Adventure, Drama, Romance
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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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TV Guide Magazine by Frank Lovece
Deeply adolescent; its impact is visceral rather than intellectual.
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
Besson's restored Big Blue proves mystical, intriguing.
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?
The results are predictably lachrymose, especially with the reinstated "unhappy" ending from the original French version.
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