Big Eyes

"Enough is enough. No more easy passes for filmmakers who succeed in finding a fascinating real life story. Well done on the research and contract signing and all that, but the thing is, we’d also like you to deliver a good film."

"This relatively straightforward dramatic outing for Tim Burton is too broadly conceived to penetrate the mystery at the heart of the Keanes’ unhappy marriage"

"[Waltz is] more caricature than character, and Burton proves unable to harness his energy as well as Tarantino did."

"Burton lets Waltz run wild, sucking the air out of every scene with his hysterics, and the always-endearing Adams is left looking like a rabbit in the headlights."

"This movie wants to be an oil painting, but ends up being more of a mass-produced, though good-quality print."

"Big Eyes contains comedy and tragedy, too, but they pair much less agreeably here, in part because each of the film’s two protagonists belongs much more to one world than the other."

"Exerts an enjoyably eccentric appeal while also painting a troubling picture of male dominance and female submissiveness a half-century ago."

"Despite its sharp feminist sting, Big Eyes never loses its light touch."

"Tim Burton’s return to real-life storytelling is entertaining but flawed."