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George Stevens' sprawling adaptation of Edna Ferber's best-selling novel successfully walks a fine line between potboiler and serious drama for its 210-minute running time, making it one of the few epics of its era that continues to hold up as engrossing entertainment across the decades. Giant opens circa 1922 in Maryland, where Texas rancher Jordan "Bick" Benedict (Rock Hudson) has arrived to buy a stallion called War Winds from its owner, Dr. Horace Lynnton (Paul Fix). But much as Bick loves
Nov 24, 1956 Wide
Jun 10, 2003
Warner Bros. Pictures
All Critics (35) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (40) | Rotten (1) | DVD (26)
An excellent film which registers strongly on all levels, whether it's in its breathtaking panoramic shots of the dusty Texas plains; the personal, dramatic impact of the story itself, or the resounding message it has to impart.
Much of it is awful, but it's almost impossible not to be taken in by the narrative sprawl.
A real movie is big, grand, magnificent and regales you with all the power that movies can wield upon a viewer's imagination and spirit. George Stevens' 1956 production, Giant, is a real movie.
Giant, for all its complexity, is a strong contender for the year's top-film award.
At 202 minutes, it's just too long, yet it has the pull of nostalgia (if you're of a certain age) and sustains its emotional impact as a portrait of a durable marriage.
Although Giant may not be a classic in the purest sense of the word, it's a fine example of a virtually-extinct genre.
Like the title says.
Its deeper themes and superb performances from Taylor, Hudson and Dean make it a classic Hollywood epic.
Dean's last performance is poetry in motion.
Stevens' sprawling epic of Texan life, taken from Edna Ferber's novel, strives so hard for Serious Statements that it ends up as a long yawn.
Some critics consider Giant to too bloated and sprawling, but by its era's standards, it exposed idelogical cracks in the American Dream, the myth of melting pot, women's allotted place in society.
Giant defines the word "interminable," and watching it just once is guaranteed to lop at least a year off your life.
For a reason I cannot fathom, Giant still has a reputation as a fine film, and it will no doubt go on boring audiences forever and a day.
The film is bursting with delightful entertainments and arresting beauty, living up to the promise of its title in every way.
This two-disc DVD set is packed with interesting special features.
An uneven, but satisfying variation on the traditional western.
Old-fashioned life-of-a-family pic that's like nothing you'll see today -- and I mean that in the best way possible.
Overrated, overlong, and marred by some of the worst old age make-up ever seen.
A brave, and epic film for its time. You cannot help but be amazed by its bold message, it's strong acting, and the amount of issues he tackles in this film.
November 23, 2011Super Reviewer
It might not be one of the greatest movies ever made, but it's sure important. While it might appear to be a love story on the outer shell, this is really about class structure and racism. Elizabeth Taylor's crusade as a humanitarian stretches over 25 years, as does her struggle with her marriage and family life. When
July 30, 2010Super Reviewer
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