Genre: Film
Grade: B+
Notable People: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Directed by Tim Burton
Title: Big Eyes
Review – Well this one is interesting. It has couple of themes I’ve had a lot of lately: the story is better than the film and you’ll like it better if you are of an age. This is the story of the Keanes- the folks who brought the ubiquitous “Big Eyes” paintings to the world consciousness in the 60’s… these works of art were EVERYWHERE- a background to the times. The story is fascinating. She painted them all, he took the credit….a 15 year massive deceit. It’s really a great untold story. The movie is pretty good- but after a while – it’s kind of predictable and drags a bit. Adams is good. Waltz is fast becoming one of the top actors of his generation though I found it a bit of a stretch to have the early parts with him as a 30 year old. And of course, Tim Burton is always pretty interesting in his approach. Lots of well portrayed early 60s San Francisco and North Beach (“is expresso a kind of reefer?”. All said, worth seeing. And if you remember this stuff –there is a lot of memories here of a time.