Directed by:
Anders WalterScreenplay:
Joe KellyCinematography:
Rasmus HeiseComposer:
Laurent Perez del MarCast:
Madison Wolfe, Zoe Saldana, Imogen Poots, Sydney Wade, Jennifer Ehle, Noel Clarke, Art Parkinson, Rory Jackson, Amanda Stuart, Don Wycherley, Ciara O'CallaghanPlots(1)
Life is not easy for our young heroine, Barbara Thorson (Madison Wolfe). Defiant, precocious, outspoken, and a loner, Barbara relates more to the make-believe world of Dungeons & Dragons. At home, she makes life difficult for her older sister, Karen (Imogen Poots), who is responsible for taking care of her and her brother. At school, psychologist Mrs. Mollé (Zoe Saldana) takes an interest in Barbara's increasingly worrisome behaviour. As she deals with loss and bullying, Barbara's imagined life begins spilling into her real one and she becomes obsessed with what she sees as her quest: killing giants. It's only when she's forced to face the truth and overcome her fears that Barbara is able to confront her demons. (Toronto International Film Festival)
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"All things that live in this world die. This is why you must find joy in the living, while the time is yours, and not fear the end. To deny this is to deny life." I Kill Giants reminded me a lot of Bridge to Terabithia and A Monster Calls in terms of plot and atmosphere, but it didn't grab me as much as the aforementioned films. I had a lot of trouble sympathizing with the main character - I understood her inner turmoil, but I still found her incredibly annoying at times. However, the film deserves plus points for the casting of Zoe Saldana and Sydney Wade and for the scenes with the Harbingers.
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