Childhood friends Jacques and Enzo share a passion for the danger of free diving. Jacques, following in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy, harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing patterns in the water, with his vital signs more closely resembling those of dolphins than men.
The Big Blue has generally received positive reviews.
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The Big Blue was released in 1988 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 465 reviews, giving The Big Blue (1988) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 89%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 46%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Big Blue a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 69%, The Big Blue is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1988, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1988 with similar scores include films like Coming to America, Frantic and Red River.
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