The Big Blue
Danger...Like Passion...Runs Deep
Danger...Like Passion...Runs Deep
Adventure, Drama, Romance
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1988
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Childhood friends Jacques and Enzo share a passion for the danger of free diving. Jacques, following in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy, harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing patterns in the water, with his vital signs more closely resembling those of dolphins than men.
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Cast:
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Details
Runtime:
168 min
Release date:
10 May 1988
Country:
FR
Languages:
English, Italian, French
Budget:
$13,500,000
Revenue:
$4,000,000
Awards:
3 wins & 6 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Such a total disaster that it would have been an act of kindness for all concerned to have never released it.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Oct 2012
rotten:
Besson fatally misjudges the cinematic interest of his theme.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
The film's undersea footage has a powerful otherworldly quality, much as if it were unfolding in outer space, as indeed it might be.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
The subtext is easy to follow; it's the screenplay that's impossible.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
16 Nov 2001
rotten:
What he and his writers have cooked up defies our patience.
– Steven Rosen,
Denver Post,
1 Jan 2000