Gigantic

There Will Be Blood's Paul Dano stars as Brian, an unhappy mattress salesman whose infatuation with Happy (Zooey Deschanel), one of his attractive customers, temporarily pushes aside his obsession with adopting a Chinese baby in this unconventional romantic comedy from director Matt Aselton. John ...more

The cross-pollination of reality and absurdity is at the crux of Gigantic. The filmmakers give the impression that we as audience members are eavesdropping on stolen moments, presenting everyday life as banal, yet strangely surreal at the same time. Gigantic strings together confusing scenes that don't add up; these compartmentalized situations don’t gel into anything cohesive, leaving viewers at a loss. No actress captures doe-eyed, punky eccentricity like lovely It girl Zooey ...more