Melissa Mathison (ET, The Black Stallion) wrote this adaptation of Roald Dahl's story but died of cancer aged 65 before the film was completed (thus 'For our Melissa'). She was apparently able to find the heart in it. It's one of those new hybrids where you don't know what you're looking at any longer. Though if there was an award for Best Giant of the Year it would have to go to Mark Rylance, who's brilliant. The little girl is Ruby Barnhill. With Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, Bill Hader.
Usual team of Kaminski, Kahn and Williams, who provides a wonderful orchestral score ending with a sublime passage on a flute. Production design by Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg also worth mentioning.
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