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Big (1988)
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A perfect marriage of novel but incisive writing, acting, and direction, Big is the story of a 12-year-old boy who wishes he were older, and wakes up one morning as a 30-year-old man (Tom Hanks). The script by Gary Ross (Dave) and Anne Spielberg finds some unexpected ways of attacking obvious issues of sex, work, and childhood friendships, and in all of these things the accent is on classy humor and great sensitivity. Hanks is remarkable in the lead, at times hilarious (reacting to caviar just as a 12-year-old would) and at others deeply tender. Penny Marshall became a first-rate filmmaker with this 1988 work. --Tom...
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Big Movie Review by Zara  (3/13/2007) |
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As preteens, it's frustrating being told that you're old enough to start acting more responsibly but at the same time told that you're still not old enough to do stuff. You have to pick up your room, be in charge of younger siblings, even pay more for admission to certain places. Yet you still can't go anywhere on your...
(complete Big review by Zara)
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