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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.
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Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
Besson's restored Big Blue proves mystical, intriguing.
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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?
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The results are predictably lachrymose, especially with the reinstated "unhappy" ending from the original French version.
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