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Released Year: 1988
Runtime: 168 minutes
Directors: Luc Besson
Casts: Rosanna Arquette, Jean Reno, Paul Herman, Paul Shenar, Kimberly Beck, Sergio Castellitto, Griffin Dunne, Valentina Vargas, Jean-Marc Barr, Patrick Fontana, Alessandra Vazzoler, Geoffrey Carey, Jan Rouiller, Pierre Semmler, Pierre-Alain de Garrigues, Jean Bouise, Marc Duret, Andréas Voutsinas, Bruce Guerre-Berthelot, Gregory Forstner, Claude Besson, Eric Do
IMDB: The Big Blue (1988)
Ratings: 
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Los Angeles Times -
Besson's restored Big Blue proves mystical, intriguing.
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Portland Oregonian -
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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TV Guide Magazine -
Deeply adolescent; its impact is visceral rather than intellectual.
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Village Voice -
The results are predictably lachrymose, especially with the reinstated "unhappy" ending from the original French version.
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L.A. Weekly -
Let's call this "rethinking" The Abysmal.
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The Big Blue (1988)
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men (he even considers a school of dolphins as his extended family). As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.
The Big Blue (1988)
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 1988
Runtime: 168 minutes
Directors: Luc Besson
Casts: Rosanna Arquette, Jean Reno, Paul Herman, Paul Shenar, Kimberly Beck, Sergio Castellitto, Griffin Dunne, Valentina Vargas, Jean-Marc Barr, Patrick Fontana, Alessandra Vazzoler, Geoffrey Carey, Jan Rouiller, Pierre Semmler, Pierre-Alain de Garrigues, Jean Bouise, Marc Duret, Andréas Voutsinas, Bruce Guerre-Berthelot, Gregory Forstner, Claude Besson, Eric Do
IMDB: The Big Blue (1988)
Storyline
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men (he even considers a school of dolphins as his extended family). As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.
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Reviews
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Los Angeles Times -
Besson's restored Big Blue proves mystical, intriguing.
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Portland Oregonian -
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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TV Guide Magazine -
Deeply adolescent; its impact is visceral rather than intellectual.
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Village Voice -
The results are predictably lachrymose, especially with the reinstated "unhappy" ending from the original French version.
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L.A. Weekly -
Let's call this "rethinking" The Abysmal.
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Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men (he even considers a school of dolphins as his extended family). As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men (he even considers a school of dolphins as his extended family). As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men (he even considers a school of dolphins as his extended family). As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men (he even considers a school of dolphins as his extended family). As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.