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Big (1988) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Big (1988) a score of 3.0271 out of 4
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Big (1988) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
Big (1988) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Now an iconic, breakthrough performance for Tom Hanks, Big is 100% cotton candy fun, an Adam Sandler movie with more of a brain and a heart. Even a soul. The story has become timeless -- and it's kept Penny Marshall's career alive for almot 20 years now ...read the complete Big movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Big (1988) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Steve RhodesSteve Rhodes
Even with this overdeveloped theme, the Academy Award nominated script by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg manages to say fresh things and to draw the viewers into a story populated by likable characters.Although Hanks was nominated for best actor for his ...read the complete Big movie review at Steve Rhodes
Big (1988) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
A boy with low self-esteem makes a wish with a fortune teller vending machine at an amusement park, wishing he were "big". Upon waking the following morning, the boy discovers he now has the body of a 30-year-old man, although still 12 years old mentally. ...read the complete Big movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Big (1988) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
While "Heart and Soul," which is adapted on a fabulously swinging, larger scale by Shore for the end credits of the film, steals the hearts of most audience members, Shore's score is a more diverse one than you might expect. His task included ...read the complete Big movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Big (1988) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Movie Addict (John Ulmer)Movie Addict (John Ulmer)
The only problem with the film is that Hanks acts more like a six-year-old than a thirteen-year-old. ...read the complete Big movie review at Movie Addict (John Ulmer)

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3.0504
Big (1988) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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3.0271
Big (1988) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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