Review of Colossal (2017) by Chris S — 11 May 2017

Different but great. Not your usual giant monster movie, but tremendous just the same. SUBTEXT. SUBTEXT EVERYWHERE. Beautiful soundtrack. Good effects.

This review of Colossal (2017) was written by Chris S on 11 May 2017.

Colossal has generally received positive reviews.

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