Gigantic (2000)

reviewed by
Mac VerStandig


Gigantic
3 Stars (Out of 4)
Reviewed by Mac VerStandig
critic@moviereviews.org
http://www.moviereviews.org
March 20, 2000
Release Date - Will Play FilmFest DC 2000

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Producer Tom Tykwer's follow-up to the acclaimed Run Lola Run, Gigantic follows three friends through a night in Hamburg, Germany as one of the trio prepares to depart permanently the next morning. The production's only weak points are the fault of international barriers, not the filmmakers, with a critical scene causing confusion over international currencies and another relying on two languages being spoken thus losing its effect with the monolingual English subtitles. The film's climax is a table-soccer game, something this critic has never imagined could be so exhilarating. Mixed into the touching and entertaining night in Germany are themes of homosexuality, dormant nazism awakening and one's responsibility for others. At the end of the movie's 77 minute duration one thing is clear: Gigantic has a heart the size of its title.


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