I KILL GIANTS is a film that came across to me like a cheap rip-off of the 2014 film A MONSTER CALLS, albeit with a few twists in the premise. It's another young adult movie in which the protagonist (pleasantly sparky) battles the usual school bullies but hides a secret to boot: she's a monster killer whose role is to travel the globe and take down gigantic creatures of legend. There are some fun stabs at folklore here but overall it's a mildly drab affair, perhaps better in premise than it is in execution. Various stars including Zoe Saldana and Jennifer Ehle make little impact, although the kids are good and the CGI is okay. It all becomes quite trite, predictable, and sentimental towards the climax though.
Review of I Kill Giants
