It's an imaginative and original coming-of-age drama that doesn't really live up to the fantasy it sells in the ad campaign. But once you move past that, you get a moving and tragic tale about a understandably neurotic young girl that users monsters as a coping mechanism to deflect the threats of the real world. Great cast, and an impressive performance from Madison Wolfe.
Different. Unique. The young actress performance is amazing.
An interesting, seemingly confused movie.
I Kill Giants is a movie with a fantasy twist, that never really address the crux of the problem. Is it fantasy, or is it real?
The acting in I Kill Giants fells accurate, but leaves the viewer confused in what they should believe.
I loved the storyline, and the mix between modern day and fantasy, but in the end I was left wanting more of a hint on which direction the movie went. At times it felt each of the directions, but never really revealed its true identity.
All in all, I'd rate it a worth watching, but not worth seeking out.
I expected this film to be about killing giants...fuck me, right?
Imogen Poots and Zoe Saldana are underused in this young adult film with a message: it's ok to be quirky and offbeat as long as your mum is terminally ill and as long as you grow up to become another sorority clone wannabe.
I kill giants doesn't have any actual giant in it.
It's a good film; just a pity the similarly themed A Monster Calls came out beforehand to spoil its thunder. Still worth a look, however.
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A young girl struggling to fight the giants of her life. Good cast especially a talented young cast. Great concept but such a very slow reveal that the movie become tedious, yet I'm not sure how they could have fixed it. I give this movie a 6 (fair) out of 10. Despite the protagonist being a child, this movie may be too terrifying for young children. [Fanciful slice of life]
Some times, some realities can be hard to face but you're stronger than you think to face them. I really enjoyed this film, It was strong, had a deep plot with a twist with a lot of deep detail from the script and a heart warming ending. A good performance from (Madison Wolfe) that also did a great lead in the (Conjuring 2) and hope to see her in more, feel she has more to show in her talent in acting. I felt that the film had some similarities to the film (Monster Calls) This film reminded me of my childhood with finding it hard to face some realities and blocking it out by escaping into imagination. It's made me want to get the book.
Coming of age story that focuses on how a kid uses fantastical lore to try to deal with grief? I'm already sold. Sure, this follows a lot of common beats, but it's executed well and does enough to bring you into Barbara's world. You feel for Barbara and her struggles as an outsider, and by the time you reach the climax, it hits you like a ton of bricks as she finally allows herself to deal with what she's truly been afraid of. Due to how this was in and out of theaters pretty quick, I didn't expect a lot, but it is totally worth a watch.
Just wow.... didn't think it would go this way...
Beautyfull movie and very good acting!
What a wonderful movie!!! It is surprisingly underrated.
Shout by Luigi RavagliaVIP 9BlockedParent2018-03-24T21:30:18Z
The deceptively marketed I Kill Giants has nothing in common with Harry Potter or the other recent YA movies that the trailer and poster try to evoke. Instead, it reflects on how a child deals with pain and with understanding that there are forces beyond his/her control.
At a reasonable running time and powered by a great performance by young Madison Wolfe, the movie flows quite nicely. It feels a bit heavy handed with the explaining of the methaphor behind its concept, the delivery of some pieces of exposition to the audience is a little clichéd and convenient, and the ending is a bit drawn out and again overexplanatory, but these may be necessary evils to get the point across to the younger viewers.
While I feel that a very similar topic was handled better and more maturely in J. A. Bayona's sensational A Monster Calls, I Kill Giants is still a constantly entertaining and at times moving watch.