Among Giants (1999)
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Reviews Counted: 20
Fresh: 12 | Rotten: 8
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Average Rating: 5.9/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 2
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Average Rating: 3.3/5
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Simon Beaufoy, of The Full Monty, scripted this British romantic comedy-drama. Like The Full Monty, this is also set among the working class of Sheffield, England. With his pal Steve (James Thornton) and others, Ray (Pete Postlethwaite) paints electrical pylons across the Yorkshire countryside, and that work separates him from his wife. When young Australian hitchhiker Gerry (Rachel Griffiths) wants to join the paint crew, Ray signs her up. Despite the age gap, it's not long before they're a
Mar 26, 1999 Wide
Oct 19, 1999
20th Century Fox
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Cast
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Alan Williams
Frank -
Emma Cunniffe
Barmaid -
Rachel Griffiths
Gerry -
James Thornton
Steve -
Steve Huison
Derek -
Lennie James
Shovel -
Sharon Bower
Lyn -
Andy Serkis
Bob -
David Webber
Billy -
Alvin Blossom
Steve's Dad -
Robert Lee Jarvis
Weasel -
Sam Wilkinson
Ray's Son -
Jo Wilkinson
Ray's Daughter
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First time director Sam Miller drenches the whole thing with excessive helicopter shots, swirling crane shots, and thundering music, ruining the whole experience.
There is little Griffiths or Postlethwaite can do to fill out Beaufoy's underwritten, uninvolving script.
Offers a few new twists on the theme that love always changes everything and, for that reason, is both exhilarating and scary. Email This Review
Audience Reviews for Among Giants
I guess that if you've never worked outside in a labour intensive job, then it won't be that interesting compared with some glamourous office girl grinding away making a living in the big bad city.
I can see this a message by the director.... a social message where you have a group of hard working men that can only get work on the black economy.
If this film is an attempt to highlight the explotation and bring about fair change then so much the better... more people should be aware!!
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