Review of Big Eyes (2014) by Dusty L — 09 Apr 2015

Big Eyes isn't just a biopic, it's an exploration of the human condition, what the human condition means for different people, and how it's shaped and evolved over time. The film features two diametrically opposed characters brought together under false pretenses and the fallout of a little white lie that morphs into an uncontrollable avalanche of agony, for Margaret the agony of watching her success from afar and living a lie and for Walter also living a lie but also suffering through the agony of keeping it together with leaky patches and ineffective glue.

Tim Burton is wonderful in the director's chair, the film a superficial departure for him to be sure but still in many ways classic Burton where it counts.