I Kill Giants reminds me of Bridge
to Terabithia and Sucker Punch. Like those two, this movie is marketed as if
it’s going to be a legitimate fantasy adventure film, but it turns out, it’s
not necessarily one. Thus, some
audiences might feel cheated.
It is a film adaptation of a
graphic novel, which I’m not aware of, so I don’t know how much faithful it is
to its source material. But as far as
the movie goes, it revolves around an eccentric girl named Barbara (Madison
Wolfe) who escapes the tough realities of her life by withdrawing into a
fantasy world where she battles various kinds of giants. Meanwhile, a new classmate (Sydney Wade) and
a new school counselor (Zoe Saldana) make an attempt to be let into her world.
If one is able get over the turnoff
of its somewhat misleading marketing, he or she will find that this film is
actually pretty worthwhile. It’s a
poignant coming-of-age drama that is powered by excellent all-around performances
and bolstered by substantial themes. And
regardless of whether the story has fantasy elements or not, it’s visually appealing nonetheless.
Overall, once it’s established
that it’s a dramatic film, I Kill Giants
comes off as an insightful, emotionally resonating film. It may not be thrilling, as one may have expected of
it going in, but I think it still yields the same degree of cinematic payoff,
if not more, as if it had been so.
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