The Giant (2019 film) explained

The Giant (2020)
Director:David Raboy
Screenplay:David Raboy
Starring:Odessa Young
Music:Ari Balouzian
Cinematography:Eric K. Yue
Editing:David Raboy
Studio:Bogie Films
Vixens
Extra A Productions
Distributor:Camera Ready Pictures
Runtime:99 minutes
Country: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.

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2019.[1] [2] The film was released in North America on November 13, 2020, via Vertical Entertainment.

Reception

The film has a 53[3] % rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[4]

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."[5]

Caryn James of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a negative review, calling it "Well-directed but hollow and tiresome."[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nemiroff. Perri. 'The Giant': Odessa Young & David Raboy Regale Us with Tales from the Red Roof Inn. 15 September 2019. Collider. 28 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Ramos. Dino-Ray. Dennis Masel's Newly Launched Camera Ready Pictures To Debut First Feature 'The Giant' At TIFF. 12 August 2019. Deadline Hollywood. 28 October 2020.
  3. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_giant_2019/reviews
  4. Web site: The Giant. Rotten Tomatoes. 28 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Barker. Andrew. Toronto Film Review: 'The Giant'. 7 September 2019. Variety. 28 October 2020.
  6. Web site: James. Caryn. 'The Giant': Film Review; TIFF 2019. 7 September 2019. The Hollywood Reporter. 28 October 2020.