The film works thanks to Burton’s affection for both the art and the artist, Adams’ resilient performance, and a story that is too fascinating to be fiction.

Full Review | Aug 19, 2023

Quirky bits a humor shake the tone up a bit and Burton does several things with his camera that hearkens back to some of his earlier films.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 19, 2022

The film paints in thick brushstrokes.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 13, 2022

Visually, Big Eyes provides a warm viewing experience with vibrant colors and the mesmerizing paintings that became a cultural phenomenon.

Full Review | Jun 27, 2022

...both a fascinating biopic and a truly feminist piece of cinema.

Full Review | Oct 7, 2021

Tim Burton hits all the right feminist notes in setting the stage for her inspiring breakout. This is a must see.

Full Review | Oct 7, 2021

A skillful, if a little thin look at an artist's soul and the soulless shark who tried to steal it from her.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 2, 2021

The stranger-than-fiction biopic Big Eyes is only the second of [Tim Burton's] non-animated pictures to have a woman at its center, and, perhaps not surprisingly, it's one of the richest portraits he's brought to the screen yet.

Full Review | Jan 22, 2021

Even during its best moments, the film is only a simple, small, pleasant digression.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10 | Dec 4, 2020

The movie has merit as a depiction of an unusual episode in art history. Unfortunately, the director does not probe the incident in any depth, and what he does make of it is largely wrong.

Full Review | Aug 11, 2020

It cannot be denied that it is picturesque at times, but only to support the provocative histrionics of the neurotic performances of Christoph Waltz and Amy Adams. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Jun 26, 2020

Big Eyes remains watchable thanks to Adams and Waltz, its few moments of Burtonesque flair, and the fascinating story it tells about art in the last half-century.

Full Review | Feb 1, 2020

Big Eyes works because it gets the fundamentals of acting, directing, and screenwriting right. As in music, individual genius is great, but there's just no substitute for a band with good chemistry.

Full Review | Jan 9, 2020

[Amy] Adams' performance is refreshing and light, taking us on a powerful emotional journey performed with nuanced skill and heart.

Full Review | Dec 14, 2019

It's a likeable recapitulation of 1950s era America and the strange mutations that occur involving those humans attempting to buck the wrongly conditioned trappings of gender based social mores.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 19, 2019

DoP Bruno Delbonell buffs Burton's kitsch pop visuals to a soft sheen, but, like the script, they never dig deep enough into the emotional heart of this fascinating real-life story.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 17, 2019

It's a smooth, dreamy-looking film on the surface, but its two leads, Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz, are so out of sync and polarized they spoil the movie like acid curdles milk.

Full Review | Original Score: 6.5/10 | Mar 20, 2019

It is a rare misstep for Burton who seems unsure what tone to adopt throughout. Certain visual and inventive flourishes of his are evident...et, he treats the vital moments in the story in a humdrum manner.

Full Review | Feb 27, 2019

Big Eyes proves to be an entertaining and enlightening look at society and its ideals.

Full Review | Jan 31, 2019

A melodrama with a comic touch, Big Eyes, is not meant to be a masterpiece, rather, an entertaining piece of art.

Full Review | Jan 25, 2019