As Josh Baskin, the kid trapped in a man's body, could attest, bigger isn't always better. The 25 extra minutes tacked onto Big: Extended Edition — featuring Elizabeth Perkins' toy exec cracking the whip and Josh's hunt for an all-white tux — are mostly superfluous. EXTRAS Four packed docs confirm the FAO Schwarz keyboard bit was not improvised — it took months of prep — but the baby-corn-nibbling scene was. Also, Tom Hanks was cast after Robert De Niro dropped out, and had no clue about Big's imminent success, telling Perkins, ''We're going straight to video.'' B+
NOT SUCH A 'BIG' DEAL In the end, tacking an extra 25 minutes onto the Hanks (pictured with Jared Rushton) comedy just seems silly
EW's GRADE
B+Details Release Date: May 08, 2007; DVD Release Date: May 08, 2007; Genre: Comedy; With: Tom Hanks
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