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The Big Blue (1988)

1988 168 min May 11, 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.

Release DateMay 11, 1988
Runtime168 minutes
Ratings
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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60
Kevin Thomas
Besson's restored Big Blue proves mystical, intriguing.
50
Portland Oregonian
Kim Morgan
A flawed fable but an intriguing one nonetheless. It's "Splash" gone existential. How many films can you name like that?
50
Frank Lovece
Deeply adolescent; its impact is visceral rather than intellectual.
50
Village Voice
Mark Holcomb
The results are predictably lachrymose, especially with the reinstated "unhappy" ending from the original French version.
10
L.A. Weekly
Unnamed
Let's call this "rethinking" The Abysmal.

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