Big Eyes
Big Eyes
PG-13 | 25 December 2014 (USA)
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In the late 1950s and early '60s, artist Walter Keane achieves unbelievable fame and success with portraits of saucer-eyed waifs. However, no one realizes that his wife, Margaret, is the real painter behind the brush. Although Margaret is horrified to learn that Walter is passing off her work as his own, she is too meek to protest too loudly. It isn't until the Keanes' marriage comes to an end and a lawsuit follows that the truth finally comes to light.

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Lovesusti

The Worst Film Ever

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Micransix

Crappy film

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Console

best movie i've ever seen.

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Zandra

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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drpruner

I haven't seen the movie, since I'm familiar with Keane's story. The BBC had a piece on it ca. 2015. Recently a friend, a fellow Witness of Jehovah, saw it and said the portrayal of our Bible work was quite accurate. This is unusual in popular media.I offer this for any who are interested in an introduction to our 'strange deeds and unusual work'. Isa 28:21, NWTWe should all remember that Hollywood's claim "based on a true story" may mean only that the words 'a', 'and', and 'the' are found in both the original and the screenplay. :-)

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Dominik528

I remember learning about this upcoming film from The Nostalgia Critic's scathing review of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. One day, I noticed it was airing on TV and had it recorded to the DVR. Before viewing, I thought it was going to be simply okay - but my expectations were exceeded! It is such a well-made Tim Burton film, especially considering how it's a departure from his usual fantasy stories (albiet some of his own elements are sprinkled here and there, like the hallucination scene). It has a great example on how much it sucked to be a woman in the 1960s (Heck, the very first line in the film say something along these lines) and you really feel for the main character, Margaret Keane - Amy Adams was great as her! I'd never heard of Walter and/or Margaret Keane before this - at least, certainly never seen any of the 'big eyes' paintings - so I found the story to be intriguing and thought-provoking. And I think Lana Del Rey was a good choice for the soundtrack, not just because of the singer's obvious fascination with the era, but displaying the fear and sadness Margaret felt during her life and marriage with Walter.

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joeybloggs-93613

The truth will always come out, that's what this movie shows. The truth resident in Margaret's heart could not be suppressed, only expressed in the eyes of those haunting paintings that touched the nerves and hearts of the world. The truth about her husband's deceit, his manipulation of his once innocent wife comes out in open court and then his self-deceit and Walter Mitty-esque character unfolds before the world's eyes. All it takes is for the true artist to pick up a paintbrush for an hour. The truth about what really matters in this life, in being true to others, being true to our children, those nearest and dearest, being true to oneself and being true to the values of the human race is what is really important and lasting; this is what this movie is about. Art is all about expressing how we feel, truth is how we should live, and this movie shows the way to the truth, if only we would but take it!

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moonspinner55

A portrait of the real-life Keanes, San Francisco married couple of the late 1950s and '60s: Walter is a braggart and storyteller (i.e., a good liar) who is masterful at promoting his wife Margaret's paintings of saucer-eyed waifs--but when it comes down to turning the spotlight on the actual artist, he seizes an early opportunity to take credit for the work himself, even though he has absolutely no artistic talent. A study of ego, delusion and, that old standby, how success destroys a marriage, each theme taking precedence over the process of artistic creation. Tim Burton directed, and was obviously more interested in Walter's preening self-importance and Hollywood hobnobbing than in Margaret's inspirations (she churns out paintings--off-camera--at a rapid pace). Christoph Waltz and Amy Adams are unconvincing as the Keanes, neither able to overcome Burton's uncomfortable imbalance of moods gleaned from Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski's curiously thin screenplay. As a movie about art, "Big Eyes" is surely a failure, with a timeline presented to us in shorthand. Viewers attracted by the picture's nostalgic trimmings--as a jaunt back in time to a simpler era--might enjoy it, even though the family dynamics are a mess and Waltz's larger-than-life portrayal gets more annoying as the film progresses. *1/2 from ****

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