''The Giant'' is a 2020 French-American mystery crime thriller film written and directed by David Raboy and starring

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. It is Raboy's feature directorial debut.

Cast

as Charlotte *

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as Joe *

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as Will *

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as Olivia *

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as Brady *PJ Marshall as Rex

Release

The film premiered at the

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in September 2019. The film was released in North America on November 13, 2020, via Vertical Entertainment.

Reception

The film has a 43% rating on

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. Andrew Barker of ''

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'' gave the film a negative review and wrote "But Raboy gives us so little to hang onto – be it an arresting image, a palpable touch of the uncanny, or a moment of real tension – that it gets harder and harder to want to follow him."

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of ''

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'' also gave the film a negative review, calling it "Well-directed but hollow and tiresome."

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Giant English-language French films American mystery films French mystery films American crime thriller films French crime thriller films 2019 crime thriller films 2010s French films