Customer Ratings & Reviews

Enjoyed movie about an artist overcoming an injustice

This movie is awesome to every last detail. All of the actors and actresses are superb! Delaney Raye did an amazing job portraying "Young Jane". I recommend this movie to all Tim Burton Fans and all artist lovers.

Growing up we had one of the prints of 2 Gogo girls but I never new the story of the big eyes I was hoping to get a Blu-ray copy but I’m happy with what I was able to get.

This is a great field worth watching. I love the tack tax based on real events, and it has a great cast.

This Is A Great Film, Good Story. Great Cast. Recommended.

Margaret Keane was made a prisoner and forced to live a lie. She was a timid, creative type not confident in her own skill and she was taken advantage of to the point she became trapped in this lie she felt she helped create. What was worse was that the cover-up of the initial lie became more punishing than the lie itself and only continued to grow and eat away at Margaret for the better part of a decade. With this type of story, this kind of inherently dramatic and interesting material there is plenty to dissect and examine and in the hands of a director like Tim Burton you might imagine that to be pretty promising. As of late though, Burton has resorted to a safety zone of reliable tricks and familiar stylings in order to keep his output regular and as a result his overall clout has somewhat diminished with those who adored his earlier work. Burton has always had a singular style, but the issue as of late has been finding material inspiring enough to match his peculiar visions. With Big Eyes he has the opportunity to present something of an introspective look at the dynamics of a marriage where one partner is essentially a slave and the other is delusional to the point of being a maniac. There are surely several statements to be made here, but Burton simply allows the material to speak for itself; intending to do little with his approach other than ensuring it looks like a Tim Burton film. As far as the depths of the souls in question here though, the material is only skin deep. For example, David Fincher took what could have easily become little more than a Lifetime-channel drama about a dysfunctional marriage earlier this year and by infusing it with his distinct voice, his precise style and countless undertones all while keeping the focus on one major theme crafted the most engaging crime thriller of the year if not the last decade. There is no such resonance to Big Eyes, but instead it is simply fine for what it is with two talented actors doing what they do best. It is a modest effort that I can't say I didn't enjoy as the story is interesting and perplexing, but I wasn't taken in by it and I wasn't thinking about it hours after leaving the theater. Instead, because it asked so little of me as an active viewer I suspected it had no intentions of lingering and so it's hard to fault it for being something it's not, but it's disappointing knowing it could have been something more.

This is an odd movie that would probably not be enjoyable if it were not based on a true story because it would be dismissed as unbelievable. However, the whole story is even more over-the-top than the two hour slice presented in this too odd to be fiction story. The events are well acted and well directed by people who actually got to know Margaret Keane. As odd as it is, the film is still more grounded than most of Tim Burton's movies. This is an offbeat and enjoyable drama.

Great movie all around. The acting is phenomenal. Demonstrates how far along we have come as a society and what happens when a person perseveres for truth, fairness and justice. Great movie for the old and young alike. The old will remember ..... while the young will find it hard to fathom. Lady "justice" shows her true colors with humor!

By far one of Tim Burton's best films. He always does his best work with original material, and this is no exception. Not over-stylized and gimmicky as some of his movies can be. It's also a great story about an awesome woman and incredible artist. I guarantee that after watching you'll appreciate those big eye paintings a lot more.

I had never heard of Margaret Keane before this movie,but I had seen the big eye paintings, but never knew the story behind them. They were all the rage in the sixties and seventies. Tim Burton steps back a bit and doesn't use his fantastical touch as much on this one. It's a good call. Amy Adam's is delightful. See this movie!!

This is a movie I wanted to see and I feared I would have to order it from Amazon. I found it in your store and It was my birthday gift with Best Buy certificate. I loved seeing this movie as it is about a lady artist and I remember those painting with the large eyes. I am glad I bought it for my birthday as I enjoyed it.

A Tim Burton movie without Johnny Depp or Helena Bonham Carter, who would have thunk it? Some folks have compared this to Burton's earlier work Ed Wood, but this is a very different film indeed in a much more conventional world. Definitely not what one would normally expect from a Tim Burton film, but definitely worth watching.

I have watched this DVD several times since I bought it. It is a great film that combines truthful historical information with a super storytelling sensibility. Also I love the little booklet included. I highly recommend this film and this lovely DVD box set.

Keeping it to the time period was well done and the acting top notch. You actually get your emotions stirred up by this one. Excellent special features. Seeing pictures and interviews of real personages was a welcome surprise.

A good movie. Especially for any Tim Burton fan. It's a great ride from a genius mind that's unlike his usual stuff, but yet still has that "feel." Christoph Waltz and Amy Adams are great together even when the characters they play aren't.

I loved this movie... It's rare to see something that actually has a storyline. Without camera angles that change every 4 seconds just to keep the person watching entertained. This was great and the story being true, makes the art even better.

I got this movie not knowing what I was getting into. I love Tim Burton and the art on the cover looked interesting. It turned out to be a great story. Very entertaining and sends a good message about standing up for yourself.

After being stuck in a rut basically carbon-copying his previous work, Tim Burton returns with a refreshingly game changer bio-pic that seems larger than life at times.

This was a very touching movie and was a great witness! Her pictures were no longer sad when she learned about Jehovah and started serving him.

I am a Big Amy Adams fan, and I was not disappointed. A good story and very well made movie. I will always go for the movies that are based on a true life experience or person.