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Gigantic (2009)

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Release Date: April 3, 2009 (NY)
On DVD: August 11, 2009
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director: Matt Aselton
Writer: Matt Aselton
Cast: Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, Edward Asner, Jane Alexander, John Goodman, Ian Roberts, Robert Stanton
Studio: First Independent Pictures
Official site: thegiganticmovie.com
Running Time: 99 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language, some sexual content and violence.

Brian Weathersby (Paul Dano) is a 28 year-old salesman at a high-end Swedish mattress company. The afterthought child to elderly parents (Ed Asner, Jane Alexander), and the youngest son in a trio of successful brothers, a shady oil man (Ian Roberts), a surgeon (Robert Stanton), Brian is searching for his place in the world. Unfulfilled by his work he spends a good portion of his day pursuing his goal of someday adopting a baby from...

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Paul Dano broke into the mainstream with Little Miss Sunshine, immediately capturing the attention of many critics across the nation. His follow-up, the 2007 epic There Will Be Blood, failed to get him an Oscar nomination, but the buzz was intense. So, it's a little disappointing to see him deliver a rather dull performance in Gigantic, a romantic dramedy that doesn't have much of a point.

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