sijoe22
...........but not as bad as many out here say.Movie had a number of funny lines, causing me to laugh out loud, which I rarely do, but did this movie contain a real story? Some under-achieving sad sack (think Obama supporter) goes about his meaningless life, wanting to adopt a Chinese baby, and at the end, the "hero" does. No, I'm NOT kidding, that's about it.One other thing I didn't get was that bearded bum kicking the chit out of him every so often, with no explanation as to who he was, or why he singled out sad sack.It took me reading a few reviews out here to figure out that there WAS no bum after all; this was just a way of showing ole Sad Sack that he had been beaten up by life for a long time. Look for the signs, you'll see.Again, not the worst film I've ever seen- not by a long shot, but save your money if you see it pop up on any PAY movie channel.
Bene Cumb
I had no prior knowledge of this movie, I decided to watch it because of Paul Dano - he is definitely in my Top10 actors list and I do not know a movie with him in the lead which is bad or boring (and I have seen most of them with his participation). Of course, the plot is sometimes absurd and the characters are strange, behaving often in a peculiar manner, but still - I giggled a lot, although it is no real comedy (background is dramatic, at times tragic), but the characters are well elaborated and convincing. And the cast is even and great - especially Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman - but all the others provide strong and versatile performances. Well, if you are fond of movies with a difference where important topics are handled through twisted events - then Gigantic is a must-see!
Harperian
I am in to quirky comedies, but this one is beyond lame. I love Zooey, but it was painful watching her and Paul Dano play their typical personalities in this wannabe symbolic bullsh!t quirky comedy. I was very disappointed and found myself washing dishes and smoking a cigarette while my girlfriend hung in there. Zooey's quirky personality is played out in this movie, and Paul Dano is a horrible casting role for the protagonist, if you can call him that. I hate to sound so down on a risky film, because I appreciate them going outside the box, but this is so beyond pandering to the indie crowd it makes me sick. I can give it a four out of ten being completely honest. There are some smart parts in this movie, but that's not enough to save it from a sorry plot and poor casting.
mvpetri
It isn't a good movie. Paul Dano is too boring in Gigantic. Zooey is Zooey. I wonder if she is exactly the same in real life. In all movies of her that I saw she was like all the other. Fortunely I like her a lot but if I didn't I wouldn't have guts to see any other movies with her.I started to see this movie only to see Zoey and, sadly, I finished by the same reason. The movie has no motivation. She said she loves he, but I can not imagine how. His character is boring. Both do nothing to know each other. After, she missed a dinner and everything collapsed.A bunch of things was forgotten too. The research and the hot blonde, for example. An homeless try to kick his ass out. Seemingly with no reason at all.Well, that is how I define this movie. Nothing has a reason. I don't know what was in the director's mind, what the writer was thinking when made this script, but they thought we could find out. Well, I can't. Like me, watch if you don't have any plans at 4a.m. and like Zooey DeschannelFor now, I'm sorry about my bad English.
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