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Title: Gigantic (2008)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Paul Dano | ... | Brian Weathersby | |
| Zooey Deschanel | ... | Happy Lolly | |
| John Goodman | ... | Al Lolly | |
| Edward Asner | ... | Kirby Weathersby (as Ed Asner) | |
| Jane Alexander | ... | Barbara Weathersby | |
| Ian Roberts | ... | John Weathersby | |
| Robert Stanton | ... | James Weathersby | |
| Clarke Peters | ... | Roger Stovall | |
| Daniel Stewart Sherman | ... | Kevin Blue | |
| Mary Page Keller | ... | Marguerite Lolly | |
| Zach Galifianakis | ... | Homeless Man | |
| Brian Avers | ... | Larry Arbogast | |
| Leven Rambin | ... | Missy Thaxton | |
| Susan Misner | ... | Melanie Lolly | |
| Matt Walton | ... | Conner Williams | |
Do we ever get what we want? Brian sells mattresses in a warehouse store. His father and older brothers have material success; he wants a child. He's applied to adopt a baby from China. A man who appears homeless seems to be stalking Brian with violent intent. He meets Happy, the daughter of a rich, quirky customer. She doesn't stick to anything, but she and Brian hit it off, except for her vomiting when she learns about his adoption idea. He wants her to meet his family, and there's a call about the adoption. What will Happy do? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Gigantic is a different movie and this factored with some great direction and strong performances made the movie quite interesting. Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel made quite an unassuming yet refreshing pair. But it's Ed Asner and John Goodman who actually work their magic and steal the show. The film however disappoints in various levels mostly in all the side stories - for one thing although I couldn't believe I was seeing Galfianakis again this year, I couldn't quite make out of what to do with the homeless man every time he appeared. They could have done away with the character completely and the film would have been so much better. Similar such scenes exist throughout which are probably meant to convey some meaning probably but serve more of a distraction. Nonetheless the movie was absorbing and the direction was sleek. 6/10.