Director Tim Burton made a name for himself from his rather unconventional, visually unique films. So its quite a surprise just how conventional "Big Eyes" is.
Pros: The underlying concept about gender inequality is interesting, honest, and topical even in today's society. Amy Adams performance of Margaret Keane is very good, a deeply saddening one about a women who find herself in an unfair situation that she finds impossible to get out of.
Cons: Christoph Waltz performance is rather one-dimensional, much like his character. Burton seem to just go out of his way to make Walter Keane the most despicable man in the history of the species. He's an a*shole without reason, and Waltz doesn't help him by playing him like a snarky b*stard who has not one ounce of humility in him. Burton, at times, has trouble with the tone of the film. One moment it can be dramatic & rather serious and then the next it can be extremely comedic in the worse way possible. Pacing is also questionable.