Colossal (2016)

I don't know if I've seen before such a discrepancy between a trailer and what the movie gives you. Which is good. "Colossal" was a total surprise. I was expecting a comedy and I got a real drama. We have some comic accents but these are there more to relieve the tension, and definitely not as your main dish.

Something else that you won't see in the trailer is how original the story is. We have an ex-journalist working in online, fired, who loses nights in New Your bars and gets kicked out by her boyfriend. Lacking options, she returns to her remote home town to the empty house left by her parent. There, she meets an ex elementary school mate, quite courteous, who gets her a TV, a sofa and is also offering a job ... in the local bar. Obviously not the best option given the proximity of many bottles labeled with degrees. Up to this point doesn't really look like the trailer, right? Well, after the first bar night, she moves slowly back home, crossing a small park, and falls asleep until the phone wakes her up from the hangover. Latest news - in Seoul, South Korea, some sort of humanoid Godzilla smashed a part of the city + the inhabitants. When all this repeats, and repeats again, and the monster starts doing familiar gestures, we're slowly getting to associating it with the real counterpart... and here we have the trailer :) What follows next? ... What to say.. I didn't mention the park for nothing = the area is a sort of miniature replica of Seoul, Godzilla doesn't stay alone for long - something worse is on the way to keep her company ... and I guess that's enough spoilers.

Anne Hathaway makes a superb lead role. At least for me seemed way beyond the Oscar win in "Les Miserables", but on the other hand I detest musicals... Technically the movie doesn't shine, but the story helps a lot. There's pretty much that's far fetched, but overall that's lost in comparison with the absurd of the idea placed in the middle of a real life drama. And this absurd, incredibly enough, gets to a coherent explanation (with all the plot holes you might find there) and a pretty good ending, although probably not 100% fair and a bit harsh. But to sit now and analyze the metaphor of your "inner monster", going back to the childhood roots... too obvious & lame. Just enjoy the movie ;).

Rating: 4 out of 5