Friday, January 22, 2010

Gigante

Uruguay

This is a film that you'd think wouldn't work...but it does. A security guard working the midnight shift at a supermarket begins fixating on a female cleaner. He moves to following her around, stalking really. We see him as benign, just shy, but that's unclear throughout.

The pacing is very slow...minimal dialogue...several cringe-inducing moments...but the filmmaker succeeds in pulling us in and making us care about this guy and whether or not he ever succeeds in getting the girl.

Decidedly Un-Hollywood.

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