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
The Big Blue
Danger...Like Passion...Runs Deep
1988 · 2h 48m · PG
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Luc Besson
Overview
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men. As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
62%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Besson fatally misjudges the cinematic interest of his theme.
Variety Staff, Variety
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
Rotten
The subtext is easy to follow; it's the screenplay that's impossible.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Rotten
What he and his writers have cooked up defies our patience.
Steven Rosen, Denver Post
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