Review of I Kill Giants (2017) by Vince B — 10 Jun 2018

Based off the acclaimed graphic novel, 'I Kill Giants' is foremost an urban adult fairy tale about a young girl who chooses to live in her own fantasies to avoid the real fear she refuses to acknowledge.

Much like last year's 'A Monster Calls' it focuses on very similar themes of inevitable loss whilst using a young child's imagination/fantasy as a navigation to understand the greater meaning of what their life should be about especially in relation to what they'll have to accept.

While the deeper themes are core to the story, it's the technical elements that especially play out well, creating a type of believable fantasy full of weird monsters and magic. Not to mention the robust direction given to a mundane setting with a whole colorful cast of characters that provide excellent talent to the performances they deliver on a powerhouse and deeply human level that'll hit the audiences where it's targeted.

Largely recommended due to the fact not everyone will get this film until the finally see it, as it's really heartfelt as its wonderfully, directed, performed, scripted fantastical all rolled into one.