Colossal (dir. Nacho Vigalondo).

Most of the film’s magic lies in the first half featuring [Anne] Hathaway’s charming if destructive drunken antics while her and her cohorts slowly discover the crazy happenstance of her monstrous behaviour as they metaphorically sober up. After that, an offbeat, diabolical plot and slow reveal slowly sink the more pleasing elements already established. Colossal then over aggressively becomes a full-on monster flick—complete with cheesy special effects and running Asians—and horror piece it never truly wants to be.

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