I Kill Giants

 

I Kill Giants 2017

• Director: Anders Walter
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Madison Wolfe, Zoe Saldana, Imogen Poots, Sydney Wade, Rory Jackson, Jennifer Ehle, Noel Clarke
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Zoe Saldana – Pirates of the Caribbean, The Words The Terminal
• Imogen Poots – A Long Way Down, Filth, Fright Night, Jane Eyre, 28 Weeks Later, V for Vendetta
• Sydney Wade – Doctor Who, Marchlands
• Jennifer Ehle – The King’s Speech, The River King, Sunshine, Wilde, Pride and Prejudice, Backbeat
• Noel Clark – Doctor Who, Fisherman’s Friends, Storage 24
• Why? Possibly good.
• Seen: 21 August 2023      

       Barbara (Wolfe) is a geeky, weird bespectacled 12-year-old girl who lives with her older sister (Poots) and brother in a large house on the north Atlantic coast. She conducts meticulous, somewhat scientific, somewhat magical experiments into how to trap and kill giants. She stands up to school bullies and coolly rejects offers of help from the school psychologist (Saldana) because she has more important things to do. She reluctantly makes friends with Sophie (Wade), the new kid from England.

       It’s not a fun fantasy adventure film for kids. It’s a gripping drama of a courageous and intelligent young girl grappling with tragedy in her life. Wolfe is perfect in the role. 

4* of 5