The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Colossal
Drama · Fantasy · Science Fiction · 2017
A woman discovers that severe catastrophic events are somehow connected to the mental breakdown from which she's suffering.
Movie details
Colossal
“There's a monster in all of us”
2017 Drama · Fantasy · Science Fiction 1h 49m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
A woman discovers that severe catastrophic events are somehow connected to the mental breakdown from which she's suffering.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Colossal?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Nacho Vigalondo
Written by
Nacho Vigalondo
Anne Hathaway
Gloria
Jason Sudeikis
Oscar
Austin Stowell
Joel
Tim Blake Nelson
Garth
Dan Stevens
Tim
Hannah Cheramy
Young Gloria
Nathan Ellison
Young Oscar
Court is in session
Put Colossal on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.