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The dads review Luc Besson’s cult film The Big Blue, discussing its themes and runtime.

This week on Bad Dads Film Review, the dads dive into Luc Besson’s cult aquatic epic The Big Blue — a nearly three-hour blend of freediving rivalry, French mysticism, Jean Reno charisma, dolphin longing and some deeply questionable romantic choices. What we covered Le Grand Bleu: the original title, the French phenomenon, and whether saying it properly makes the film any shorter.The director’s cut runtime and the general feeling that 168 minutes is a lot of ocean.The black-and-white childhood...

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Host: Bad Dads

Topics covered

• film review
• freediving
• French cinema
• romantic choices
• cult films

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Books & works: The Big Blue, Le Grand Bleu

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