If you loved 500 Days of Summer, you are going to be delighted with Gigantic. Gigantic is like the director's cut or probably a closer scripted version of 500 Days of Summer.The story of a high-end mattress salesman in Manhattan from an affluent and lovingly goals oriented family, Gigantic is sure to keep you interested. There are so many great performances including a wonderful John Goodman as the father of the love interest, Happy, played by Zooey Deschanel. However, the real stand-out here is Paul Dano.
Apparently Dano absorbed a little Daniel Day-Lewis from their brilliant film There Will Be Blood. Playing Brian Weathersby, Dano is the patient and considerate youngest brother, who since age 8 has wanted to adopted an Asian baby. Dano is so like-able, you want good people around this sensitive young man. Scene after scene Dano fills not only the frame with a nice presence but enters the lives of normal everyday people who need his calming effects.
Gigantic is not a perfect film; however, it did win "Best Feature Film" at the Dallas International Film Festival for director Matt Aselton. In a great film decision making debate, there are two (2) things/scenes/scenarios that should have been left on the editing room floor 1 - Happy's visual conversation with her {absent} mother and 2 - Zach Galifianakis's homeless man shenanigans. Plot points that serve as restroom breaks.
In the end, Gigantic is a fresh, modern take on the boy meets girl genre. It is a story of one man's place in the lives of his friends, family, co-workers, work and personal goals that are unpredictable and often materialize when you least expect it.
How did I miss this one?
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