
In San Francisco in the 1950s, Margaret was a woman trying to make it on her own after leaving her husband with only her daughter and her paintings. She meets gregarious ladies' man and fellow painter Walter Keane in a park while she was struggling to make an impact with her drawings of children with big eyes. The two quickly become a pair with outgoing Walter selling their paintings and quiet Margaret holed up at home painting even more children with big eyes. But Walter's a... (Full plot summary below)
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In San Francisco in the 1950s, Margaret was a woman trying to make it on her own after leaving her husband with only her daughter and her paintings. She meets gregarious ladies' man and fellow painter Walter Keane in a park while she was struggling to make an impact with her drawings of children with big eyes. The two quickly become a pair with outgoing Walter selling their paintings and quiet Margaret holed up at home painting even more children with big eyes. But Walter's actually selling her paintings as his own. A clash of financial success and critical failure soon sends Margaret reeling in her life of lies. With Walter still living the high life, Margaret's going to have to try making it on her own again and re-claiming her name and her paintings.
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| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleShot for shot, Big Eyes is one of the most beautiful-looking movies of 2014, but to say that isn’t enough, because it’s not just pretty, not just pleasing to the eye. It’s visually astute. It is made by people aware of what these screen images mean, what they refer to, and the psychological effect that they will have on an audience. |
| NewsdayRafer GuzmanA smart, funny, feel-good film -- from Tim Burton? It's his best since "Ed Wood." |
| FilmDrunkVincent ManciniThere are so many interesting phenomena at play in the Keanes' story that it's disappointing to see it all boiled down into a reductive hero's journey. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanDelightfully entertaining. The first live-action movie Tim Burton has made in a decade where you can tell he actually gave a rip about the material. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerWe’re left with an enigma that is insufficiently probed: How does art this banal nevertheless capture us? |
| Screen It!Jim JudyBurton delivers what could be one of his most conventional pics. (Full Content Review -- Sex, Profanity, etc. -- for Parents also available) |
| Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)Linda CookThe story and the storytellers are equally important in creating a fascinating tale. And then, of course, there's the director. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternIt’s easy to see why Mr. Burton, an influential imagist in his own right and a collector of Keane paintings, was attracted to this saga of contending Keanes, and the result, photographed by Bruno Delbonnel, is a study in yummy colors and period design. But I watched wide-eyed with dismay while the film turned as lifeless as the paintings. |
| San Francisco ExaminerJeffrey M. AndersonTim Burton's new biopic of painter Margaret Keane separates itself from the pack in a prickly, delightful way. |
| Tolucan TimesTony Medley...a true story very well done by Tim Burton...Adams is as good here as she's ever been. |