Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, Edward Asner
An offbeat comedy revolving around Brian, a mattress store worker who wants to adopt a Chinese baby. Brian meets Happy, a hot, potty-mouthed girl who he falls head over heels for. Together, they negot...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 11, 2009
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September 3, 2009"When it comes to family and relationships, there are no small surprises"
Mattress salesman Brian Weathersby (Dano) finds his plan to adopt a Chinese baby augmented by the arrival of a young woman, Happy (Deschanel), who comes into his workplaces, falls asleep on one of t...( read more) -
August 30, 2009First, Zooey Deschanel has an outstanding pair of legs. Out-standing. Second, whenever Paul Dano is in a movie, I can't help but expect that movie to be a version of There Will be Blood, set in some new time period. Third, one of the characters in Gigantic seemed to have no othe...( read more)
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August 29, 2009Very weird characters. It was a little slow at times. It was cute though.
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November 8, 2009Offbeat indie romance - this won't appeal to everyone, but I truly enjoyed it. The movie, which centers around a mattress salesman and his quest to adopt a Chinese baby, is slow-moving in parts, but laugh out loud funny in others. John Goodman offers comic relief here, while s...( read more)
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October 28, 2009It could have been better but God knows it could have been way more annoyingly quirky. Greater character development required but Deschanel and Dano do an admirable job.
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October 28, 2009paul dano is ok in this, but story doesent really go anywhere,andzooey deschanel, again playsthat kooky role she always does
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October 27, 2009The movie starts out terribly and then about 17 minutes in becomes charming for about 45 minutes and then derails but the ending is very good. I was too disappointed to recommend it but it definitely wasn't all bad.
Critic Reviews
June 19, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
May 22, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
The characters are richly layered and well acted. John Goodman is a standout as Deschanel's dad, a rich blowhard with a sweet candy center. full review
April 23, 2009
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Gigantic plays like a Sundance movie with half the nouns removed; fetchingly cryptic for a while, it's ultimately just obscure. full review
April 13, 2009
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
This quirky and engaging comedy sports smart dialogue, a surreal premise and a stellar cast. full review
April 10, 2009
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Anyone can go off and just cynically make a bad movie, but to make a picture as inert, incompetent and emotionally fraudulent as Gigantic takes sincere faith that one is, in fact, making something rea... full review
April 9, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
On the basis of Gigantic, Matt Aselton can make a fine and original film. This isn't quite it, but it has moments so good, all you wish for is a second draft. full review
April 1, 2009
Nick Schager, The Screengrab
A borderline insufferable trifle that dispenses quirkiness with its every gesture and breath. full review
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