‘Colossal’ returning to cinemas
After enjoying a nice festival run, including an appearance at the recent Florida Film Festival, Colossal (3 stars on my 0-5 scale) is returning to cinemas for a limited general release. The film is a unique blend of fantasy, science fiction, comedy and dark drama. That mix of genres isn’t always blended just right in director Nacho Vigalondo’s (Timecrimes) imaginatively metaphorical film about human relationships gone bad — so bad they morph into metropolis-mangling monsters. But if you like your dramedies with a side of surreal and a dash of disaster, don’t miss Colossal, which features a sincere performance by Anne Hathaway and a wonderfully nuanced one by Jason Sudeikis.
(This review first appeared in The Orlando Weekly on April 24, 2017.)