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Release Date: 04 February, 2003 Retail Price: $14.99 OUR Price: $13.49 You SAVE: $1.50! Cast: Complete Cast (10 total) |
Big (Full Screen Edition) Reviews
Replacement for worn out VHS
One of my family's favorite movies of all time. We have literally worn out our VHS copy so needed to replace it.
Your wish is granted...
BIG is that rare exception of a film. A commercial film that delivers eloquently and truthfully. Much of the films success rides on the much heralded performance by Tom Hanks. But, I'll go on and say Penny Marshall's direction helped make Hanks' role applicable.
In one of the most poignant scenes in recent memory, 13 year old Josh Baskin (Hanks) spends an evening alone in a rundown, sleazy hotel in Manhattan. With shootings going on in the street and foreigners using the telephone outside the door, Hanks pulls all the stops out and cries himself to bed in a fetal position.
Another major asset to the film is the wonderful performance by Elizabeth Perkins. She plays Josh's adorable girlfriend who mistakes his youth as maturity. As does his boss, Robert Loggia in a wonderful performance. He and Tom play chopsticks on an enormous piano keyboard in the extremely memorable signature scene. The film is filled with clever nuances and only occasionally does it sell out. At the peak of his 'adult' success, Josh is seen watching other 13 year olds getting their class photographs done. This scene alone can make the viewer long for innocence of their own.
A wonderful film. the DVD has a nice widescreen transfer and a good audio track. Written by Gary Ross (Dave) and Steven Spielbergs sister, Anne.
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