Giant

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Rich N An enjoyable movie. The movie trailer encouraged me to give it a try with it's narrative. It began, "This is Texas. Mighty colossus of the southwest. A land of infinite variety and violent contrasts. A land where todays ranch hand can become tomorrows multimillionaire. But more than a state, here is a state of mind. Manners. Morals. Emotions. Of people who are often as exhilarating, exasperating and exciting as the land they belong to. Out of this fabulous and tempestuous panorama comes the story of magnificent scope and great personal charm. A cavalcade that spans a quarter century of stormy passions, deep human understandings and love. Always, love. Powerful. Unquestioning. Constant." Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/06/25 Full Review Kim B Giant ranks itself among the most epic. Hudson’s stately Texan demeanor mixed with the Taylor’s charm on camera combine to make a single big star! While Dean’s character is an aggravating nuisance in the family scheme, his talent on camera makes the audience feel a touch of compassion for the outcast oilman. The film ranks among the best. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/30/25 Full Review JoParkerBear P A flawed favorite of mine. One of the few epics I actually love. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/28/25 Full Review Luke S Excellent - Taylor and her character are especially excellent. Hudson delivers a great performance. Dean is interesting and loathsome. The storylines are very interesting - money/poverty, white/Hispanic, women/men - there is a lot it digs into. And a bit depressing that we have not come further by 2025 since 1955. The brown-face on actors playing Mexican was shocking to see - though this also informs on the times. A movie that seemingly is pro-equality still used light skinned actors with brown makeup. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/08/25 Full Review Audience Member This film was beautiful. The writing was impeccable and the acting (especially James Deans) was magnificent. I really want to watch more films like this one, I’m so glad it was restored. Now I need a Criterion release so I can never not be able to watch this. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/10/24 Full Review Jack S Although Giant is certainly of an epic cinematic scale, it's over length sometimes seems as endless as those vast cinematographic vistas of Texas displayed onscreen! There's some challenging ideas in the multi-generational story, but it's unfortunately a long, dull slog along the way. As for the cast, Taylor is superb, Hudson is as good as he's ever been (so-so), but let's face it, Dean's work here just doesn't live up to the promise of his previous bravura efforts. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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