How Gloria connects to the monster is intriguing (though I was happier having less information than the film eventually provides), but it’s looking at the film’s human-based ideas that I connected with more. That said, I found the film effectively compelling based on its heavy character focus. I’ve been vague on the monster aspect, but it is a clever idea, which happens to look pretty good on from a visual effects standpoint. That doesn’t stop Vigalondo from injecting plenty of humor into the proceedings, but the film continues to reveal more monster-sized twists that really up the ante, as well as keep you guessing.
Once this giant monster-related element takes hold, the film plants a foot further down on its absurdity, but still tries to keep a straight face about things. A good half hour of character setup actually serves Colossal well in getting us into the mind of Hathaway’s character, even as she stretches to keep track of what’s going on. That last part may seem a bit odd, but the movie as a whole is a bit odd as well. Gloria’s actions have consequences such as finding herself waking up lost around town, soar from poor lumbar support and mourning over the destruction of downtown Seoul, South Korea. Oscar owns a bar and Gloria soon finds herself working there and continuing to be enabled by Oscar and his buddies (including a humorous, but underused Tim Blake Nelson). This leads her back to the home where she grew up in upstate New York, where she reconnects with her childhood friend Oscar ( Jason Sudeikis). The results are quite enjoyable, even as the film grows darker and other questions begin to emerge.Īnne Hathaway stars as Gloria, a mess of a person whose drinking and partying ways have cost her a job, her boyfriend ( Dan Stevens) and her New York City home.
If Cloverfield was a romance a matched with a disaster movie, Colossal plays as a rom-com deconstruction featuring kaiju action. That sounds pretty heavy, but fortunately for genre director Nacho Vigalondo, he’s embedded these themes within one of the more creative giant monster movies to come along recently. Substance abuse, namely alcohol in the case of Colossal, can both lead to problems and unmask deeper issues from within. The problems that come from losing control can be intense.
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