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- 2012
- PG-13
- Tribeca Films
- 1 h 35 m
- 2012
- PG-13
- Tribeca Films
- 1 h 35 m
- 2012
- PG-13
- Tribeca Films
- 1 h 35 m
- 2012
- PG-13
- Tribeca Films
- 1 h 35 m
The Giant Mechanical Man
43
6.0
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
43
25% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
25% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
43
25% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
25% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
It's a simple story of simple people intentionally told in simple terms, and the only issues with which it's concerned are those of pure personal connection.
Helmer-writer Lee Kirk's deliberately offbeat romance, a vehicle for wife Fischer, will undoubtedly win friends through its cockeyed-optimistic view of romance.
Grace, especially, gives a turn that could be a twerpy cousin to Tom Cruise's character in "Magnolia"; Fischer's dead-eyed responses to this Mensa-member/player who think he's book jacket-hot are priceless.
Pleasantly charming but instantly forgettable.
Tim eventually evolves out of smugness, but unfortunately, the film merely trades it for sappiness. Fischer, meanwhile, imbues Janice with a wounded soulfulness that cuts right through the clichés. The less said about a hideously wigged Topher Grace as a smarmy self-help author, the better.
Fischer at least has personal and romantic reasons to be involved with this film, but audiences are unencumbered by such obligations, and should heed the title's warning sign and opt out of Kirk, Fischer, and Messina's fruitless little circle of pain.
Fischer and Messina may make a cute pair, but amidst such contrivances, they're powerless to make this RomCom seem like anything more than a creaky retread of obvious indie clichés.
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User Score
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Based on 6 User Ratings
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33% Positive
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