The Giant (2019 film)
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| The Giant (2020) | |
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| Directed by | David Raboy |
| Screenplay by | David Raboy |
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| Starring | Odessa Young |
| Cinematography | Eric K. Yue |
| Edited by | David Raboy |
| Music by | Ari Balouzian |
Production companies | Bogie Films Vixens Extra A Productions |
| Distributed by | Camera Ready Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Countries | United States France |
| Language | English |
The Giant is a 2020 French-American mystery crime thriller film written and directed by David Raboy and starring Odessa Young. It is Raboy's feature directorial debut.[1]
Plot summary
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Cast
[edit]- Odessa Young as Charlotte
- Ben Schnetzer as Joe
- Jack Kilmer as Will
- Madelyn Cline as Olivia
- Danny Ramirez as Brady
- PJ Marshall as Rex
Release
[edit]The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2019.[2][3] The film was released in North America on November 13, 2020, via Vertical Entertainment.
Reception
[edit]The film has a 53[4]% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[5]
Andrew Barker of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote "But Raboy gives us so little to hang onto – be it an arresting image, a palpable touch of the uncanny, or a moment of real tension – that it gets harder and harder to want to follow him."[6]
Caryn James of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a negative review, calling it "Well-directed but hollow and tiresome."[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b James, Caryn (7 September 2019). "'The Giant': Film Review; TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Nemiroff, Perri (15 September 2019). "'The Giant': Odessa Young & David Raboy Regale Us with Tales from the Red Roof Inn". Collider. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (12 August 2019). "Dennis Masel's Newly Launched Camera Ready Pictures To Debut First Feature 'The Giant' At TIFF". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_giant_2019/reviews
- ^ "The Giant". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Barker, Andrew (7 September 2019). "Toronto Film Review: 'The Giant'". Variety. Retrieved 28 October 2020.