Among Giants (1999)
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60% of critics liked it
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38% of users liked it
(254 ratings)
Simon Beaufoy, of The Full Monty, scripted this British romantic comedy-drama. Like The Full Monty, this is also set among the working class of Sheffield, England. With his pal Steve (James Thornton) and others, Ray (Pete Postlethwaite) paints electrical pylons across the Yorkshire countryside, and… More Simon Beaufoy, of The Full Monty, scripted this British romantic comedy-drama. Like The Full Monty, this is also set among the working class of Sheffield, England. With his pal Steve (James Thornton) and others, Ray (Pete Postlethwaite) paints electrical pylons across the Yorkshire countryside, and that work separates him from his wife. When young Australian hitchhiker Gerry (Rachel Griffiths) wants to join the paint crew, Ray signs her up. Despite the age gap, it's not long before they're a twosome. Gerry moves in with Ray, and at one point, they both run about nude in an abandoned nuclear power plant. When Gerry decides to seduce Steve, triangular tensions escalate. The BBC's Sam Miller made his feature directorial debut with this film, shown at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Sam Miller
- Written By
- Simon Beaufoy
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Mar 26, 1999 Wide
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
First time director Sam Miller drenches the whole thing with excessive helicopter shots, swirling crane shots, and thundering music, ruining the whole experience.
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Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
There is little Griffiths or Postlethwaite can do to fill out Beaufoy's underwritten, uninvolving script.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Offers a few new twists on the theme that love always changes everything and, for that reason, is both exhilarating and scary. Email This Review
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Cast
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Pete Postlethwaite
as Ray
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Alan Williams
as Frank
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Emma Cunniffe
as Barmaid
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Rachel Griffiths
as Gerry
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James Thornton
as Steve
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Steve Huison
as Derek
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Lennie James
as Shovel
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Sharon Bower
as Lyn
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Andy Serkis
as Bob
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David Webber
as Billy
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Alvin Blossom
as Steve's Dad
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Robert Lee Jarvis
as Weasel
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Sam Wilkinson
as Ray's Son
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Jo Wilkinson
as Ray's Daughter
