The Giant Mechanical Man Reviews
Big Hollywood
The Giant Mechanical Man has the heart of a smart, sophisticated indie rom-com with wacky supporting players swiped from your average Kate Hudson clunker.
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| Original Score: 3/4
GreenCine
A solid summer palate cleanser to savor between all those main courses of superhero wham-a-thons.
Top Critic
"The Giant Mechanical Man" won't change your life but it might lighten your heart.
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| Original Score: B-
HollywoodChicago.com
This cute dramedy tackles well-trod ground in the world of indie film but Lee Kirk conveys enough honest affection for his well-crafted characters that the piece works.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5.0
Cinemalogue.com
The only thing creakier than the title character in this low-budget romantic comedy might be the script.
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Jenna Fischer and Chris Messina generate sweet chemistry together as two lonely people who find each other during stressful times in their lives.
Aisle Seat
An earnest, good-hearted movie.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Doddle
A listless slacker comedy about listless thirtysomethings who aimlessly wander, as much in need of a job as in a decent script.
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| Original Score: 3/10
Replete with eye-roll-inducing contrivances and heavy-handed symbolism - both lovers share dreams of their teeth falling out - this arrested-development comedy panders to the work-averse by taking easy aim at ambitious careerists.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
Under a few layers of urban twee is a sly, knowing little romantic comedy full of spiky performances.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Grinding its gears a bit in an attempt to achieve maximum quirkiness, "The Giant Mechanical Man" will meet most audiences' standards for "charming."
AV Club
Fischer at least has personal and romantic reasons to be involved with this film, but audiences are unencumbered by such obligations, and should heed the title's warning sign and opt out of Kirk, Fischer, and Messina's fruitless little circle of pain.
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| Original Score: D
Film Journal International
A clumsily titled but winsome romantic comedy that quietly sneaks its way into your affection.
A winsome, though clunky, romance mercifully sidelines the obvious symbolism...
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| Original Score: 3/5
Fischer ... imbues Janice with a wounded soulfulness that cuts right through the clichés.
A romance whose anodyne find-your-bliss theme is likeable but underwhelming, Lee Kirk's The Giant Mechanical Man doesn't fully exploit its premise's charms.
Slant Magazine
For a first-time filmmaker, Lee Kirk sure knows how to pick his establishing shots.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Television Without Pity
Kirk's wispy screenplay is light on conflict and memorable moments, but the cast elevates the film to a pleasurable diversion.
Boxoffice Magazine
A romantic comedy whose quirkiness is complemented by italicized exposition.
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| Original Score: 1/5
