Fresh
It's a wistful charmer.
Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press
The Giant Mechanical Man
2012 · 1h 34m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Lee Kirk
Overview
An offbeat romantic comedy about a silver-painted street performer and the soft spoken zoo worker who falls for him.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
70%
Tomatometer
Fresh
"The Giant Mechanical Man" won't change your life but it might lighten your heart.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Rotten
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.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Fresh
Under a few layers of urban twee is a sly, knowing little romantic comedy full of spiky performances.
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
Fresh
Grinding its gears a bit in an attempt to achieve maximum quirkiness, "The Giant Mechanical Man" will meet most audiences' standards for "charming."
John Anderson, Variety
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