jim-80702
The first few minutes of the movie were entertaining and I was really hoping for an enjoyable movie.Sadly, by the end my wife and I were stunned at just how bad this was. We had to scrape our jaws up off the floor to ponder just how this movie was ever funded. The plot goes from pleasantly goofy to awful and then ... it was just insulting. Screenwriting classes should use this script to catalog all the awful mistakes to avoid.
Floated2
Colossal appeared to have receive much praise from critics but not as much from fans alike, mainly by critics for its different approach as being unique, original and refreshing. While I agree, the film is quite different and has a very "Sundance/film festival, anti-mainstream crowd" appeal, Colossal is quite bizarre and not what was expecting. Having no expectations from the film and forgetting about the trailer, opinion was none extinct. The film is quite silly and not sure what it was intended of being. A comedy, a drama, a monster movie? Overall the film's plot is overall bizarre and didn't make much sense.The characters aren't too likable either. Anne Hathaway is usually appealing and easy to root for but in this film is either too over the top (although still engaging to watch). As for Jason Sudeikis, his character is introduced and is quite calm and normal, then suddenly towards the end part, goes berserk and starts off behavior.The ending is quite different and okay but overall the second half comes off as bizarre and not in a great way. Colossal seems to be a film for not everyone, as one didn't care too much for it and was wondering what the entire point was.
rgstratis-73932
Alright, that was definitely not a comedy. Maybe an interesting concept, but nothing more. I suppose the story is a metaphor on woman emancipation, but when you push through the whole movie only because you find the leading actress attractive then you know it's a flop.
JLRVancouver
Odd fantasy film about power, control, and monsters (both within and without). Gloria (Anne Hathaway) is an alcoholic, self-destructive writer who ends up returning to her small town home, where she starts hanging out with child-hood friend Oscar (Jason Sudeikis). Soon after, a giant monster appears in Seoul that seems to mirror her behaviour when she is a specific point in a playground. She is initially amused, but when her drunken cavorting results in multiple deaths, realizes that there can be disastrous consequences to thoughtless behaviour. Unfortunately, Oscar also discovers that he too can generate a giant avatar, which he uses as leverage in his increasingly abusive relationship with Gloria. The film is an enjoyable, well-acted parable despite a number of plot holes, lapses in logic, and a cast of not particularly likable characters. Don't hold your breath for an explanation, none is offered beyond a cryptic flashback sequence that connects Oscar and Gloria with the time and place of the monster manifestations. Note: Toho threatened to sue based on early descriptions of the project that implied that Gloria's kaiju would be similar to Godzilla, however, there is little resemblance other than both creatures occasionally break into dance (see 1965's "Invasion of The Astro Monster" for an example of Godzilla's moves).
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