The Giant Mechanical Man (2012)

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

After watching this movie, now I can safely say I have a favourite actress - Jenna Fischer. She was downright adorable in this movie with nuances of emotions so perfectly portrayed, it'd give me goosebumps. I could gaze at her smile for hours, and she'd have me go awww with her sweetness! Kudos to the director on this as well! Chris Messina was equally amazing. His acting skills made me look up more of his movies to watch. The Giant Mechanical Man is One of the best Romantic Comedies I've watched. It's plain unfair why the box office was so low. Makes me think, why don't all people like good stuff? The answer is in the movie itself.

This movie had a few nice elements, like Topher's smarmy and insecure character, and a few nice moments between Fischer and Messina. But, the writing is clunky, the themes tired, and the whole mechanical man metaphor unconvincing and poorly thought out. It had potential, but didn't deliver on any level. In my opinion, it was just a non entity, which is worse than being a bad movie...

Tim (Chris Messina) is content to be a silver painted street statue on stilts. It doesn't pay the bills and his girlfriend Pauline (Lucy Punch) isn't happy. She wants him to move on. Janice (Jenna Fischer) is a temp who's trying to find a direction. She's forced to move in with her overbearing sister Jill (Malin Akerman) who sets her up with self-help guru Doug (Topher Grace).For a rom-com, there isn't much comedy. It's a rather easy flowing low energy love story. Topher Grace tries desperately to be crazy funny with an over the top egotistical performance, but all I get from him is annoyance. This is an underwritten rom-com. The saving grace is that both Chris Messina and Jenna Fischer are lovely people. They keep me hook with their charm.

This movie really is a true gem, and as others have said, hasn't received the credit it should have.I really liked that it was more drama than comedy, as so many rom-com's these days come across as being silly and not believable. The characters are genuine and relatable, and it leaves you feeling good without to much "mush". I found that it reminded me of some of the John Hughes classics from the 80's, mainly Valley Girl, which also deals with trying to find your place when you feel like you don't quite fit in to the mold, and how others expectations of you don't help in the struggle..If you loved this movie I can recommend Valley Girl as one to watch. It's another movie that didn't get the credit it deserved and stars a young Nic Cage.. I'll be keeping an eye out for more movies this writer has done. Im sure this one will end up being viewed as a classic in years to come :)