Gigantic – what?
by movieguy45 on Dec.03, 2009, under 2 stars, By Rating, Comedy Movies, He says...
Gigantic was a completely random pick off the shelves of Blockbuster with a bright and colorful cover-box (best way to pick a movie eh?). I had never heard of this movie beforehand, but after the initial attraction, it had some decent people in it so we picked it up and gave it a whirl. Gigantic is a a romantic comedy about a a kid that works in a mattress store whose life is thrown upside-down after meeting Happy, the quirky daughter of one of his customers. And upon viewing, I am still wondering why it’s called Gigantic. Perhaps its the final result of great confusion and questions that you are left with – the gigantic pile of what the hell just happened? There are just random things that just don’t really make any sense. Why does a bum keep beating him up? Is this some Fight Club reference? Why is he adopting a Chinese baby, it’s a noble thing and all, but what? Maybe it’s some higher meaning things that just flew by me. And maybe I am trying to read too much into the film. But seriously, if someone watches this movie, can you explain the bum to me. This part really threw off the whole movie for me.
It’s not that Gigantic is all that bad, just rather that it seemed like a garbled mess of story that tried to be some wonderful indie romantic comedy. But see, Zooey Deschanel already made that movie and its called 500 Days of Summer. And after seeing that movie, you will see that Gigantic with its similar awkward love story really stands no chance. I think the acting chops were all there, just the story didn’t live up to snuff. I mean, the biggest saving grace of this film was defintely Ed Asner. The man was hilarious – though his screen time is limited. John Goodman has some funny moments as well, playing the weird and rich father to Happy (Zooey Deschanel). Deschanel of course plays the quirky love interest that she so often fits into wonderfully and has seemed to be typecast into lately. I love Zooey Deschanel and all, but watch her in 500 Days of Summer instead. This movie just doesn’t seem to quite hit the mark.
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