Big Eyes

She created it. He sold it. And they bought it.

This film is based on the true story of Walter Keane, who was one of the most successful painters of the 1950s and early 1960s. He earned staggering notoriety by revolutionizing the commercialization and accessibility of popular art with his enigmatic paintings of waifs with big eyes. The truth would eventually be discovered though: his art was actually not created by him at all, but by his wife, Margaret. The Keanes, it seemed, had been living a lie that had grown to gigantic proportions. We focus on Margaret's awakening as an artist, the phenomenal success of her paintings, and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, who was catapulted to international fame while taking credit for her work.

106 minutes.
Parental Guidance 10-12 (Language, Violence, Drug abuse).
Biographical, Drama, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Red Riding Hood would be impressed.

Credits

Cast	Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Krysten Ritter, Jason Schwartzman, Danny Huston, Terence Stamp, Jon Polito
Director	Tim Burton
Screenplay	Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Music	Danny Elfman
Cinematography	Bruno Delbonnel
Editing	JC Bond
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2014
Produced by	The Weinstein Company, Silverwood Films, Tim Burton Productions, Electric City Entertainment

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama
Language	Mild impact, infrequent
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Mild to moderate
Prejudice	Low impact, sexism in historical context
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None (sic)
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested	Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and brief strong language
Runtime	106
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 13 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Rolling Stone Peter Travers	13
Metacritic.com 40 critics	12
Rottentomatoes critics 147 critics	13
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Well-acted, thought-provoking, and a refreshing change of pace for Tim Burton, Big Eyes works both as a biopic and as a timelessly relevant piece of social commentary.	14
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	13
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Delightful, quirky biopic of painter Margaret Keane.	15
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 69 users	15
Rottentomatoes users 24786 users	13
Internet 14684 Netizens Big Eyes brushes a interesting sight on artists and proving ones credibility	14
Average .. 68%	14