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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakWriter/director Keith Behrman knows exactly what he’s doing when introducing a variety of people along the sexuality spectrum in his latest film Giant Little Ones. He’s intentionally flooding his canvas so that we have no choice but to accept them all rather than turn our focus onto just one.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThis is a confidently shot and beautifully acted story that manages to transcend quite a few — if clearly not all — of the coming-of-age genre’s cliches by delving into how the Millennial generation experiences sexuality, ostracism and growing up and how they try to relate to their parents and peers.
- 75Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithKeith Behrman’s film comprehends the malleable, often inscrutable nature of desire.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt’s all a bit on-the-nose, but writer-director Keith Behrman keeps it topical and touching, even if he never quite transcends prioritizing that topicality.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad Wheeler[A] tender but untimid drama.
- 70The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeWhere many coming-of-age films build their stories around the discovery of a fixed selfhood, “Giant Little Ones” succeeds when it chooses to treat youthful identity as open to shift with accumulated experience.
- 70Film ThreatAlex SavelievFilm ThreatAlex SavelievBehrman sidesteps overt sentimentality, captures some heartrending moments and most importantly, doesn’t resolve everything with a neat “happily ever after” conclusion. The lasting impression Giant Little Ones casts may not be “giant” – but it’s certainly not “little” either.
- 70Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonThough hardly radical, Giant Little Ones’ advocacy for empathy is warmly argued — perhaps encouraging you, in kind, to forgive this slight film’s shortcomings.
- 50New York PostJohnny OleksinskiNew York PostJohnny OleksinskiBoth boys are good, and Kyle MacLachlan gives a tender turn as Franky’s gay dad. But the sheer amount of issues shoved in here is overpowering.