Goliath

The Zellners are filmmaking brothers from Austin, TX and they don't make conventional comedies. By this, I don't mean theirs is a cinema akin to the sort where you'd find Borat or Scott Pilgrim, I mean truly unconventional. The closest mainstream archetype I'd propose would be Steven Soderbergh when he made Schizopolis. If you watch expecting a laugh-out-loud, tidy story, then of course you'll be disappointed.

Goliath is a stark, simple story of a man who loses his cat while going through an emotionally wrenching divorce. While this scenario would likely find widespread appeal in a Hollywood comedy if handled in a broad, facile manner, The Zellner brothers craft the narrative in an unsettling slow-burn that may be as disturbing to some as it is humorous to others. So if you can appreciate a comedy that has traces of Fassbinder and the Kaurismakis as well as Mel Brooks, then maybe this one is for you.

Comedy and drama instant mix! I enjoyed watching it late at night after Kid-Thing by the same director.

Goliath made me laugh and almost cry at the same moment, strange new feeling! Unlike other people posting here, I really loved the longer takes, and especially the satiric signing of the divorce papers!

The scene with a "spear dance" - outstanding! The sex offender with a speaker - very creative writing. Acting is superb as well.

Highly recommended to everyone who is tired on watching all of those old people from Hollywood who will never let the new talent take them over!

In other words - Good job David!!! Great film, one of my favorites in 2016 so far!

I don't know what's going on half the time, Goliath is decent in its some ways. I've had the DVD from blockbuster that someone kept and I was expecting more when I decided to watch it! It's somber, poorly filmed, and there's barely a story. I'm on the same page as others with negative reviews pretty lame movie!

I saw this movie at Sundance Film Festival and again at SXSW. The place was packed! At the Sundance Film Festival,this particular show was shown at 8:30 in the morning to a packed audience! Everyone seemed to get in the spirit of the film. I just viewed it again on the Sundance Movie channel - cable T.V. I am so glad to see that the movie is finally on television! We have been waiting for it to come out on DVD for some time as well. Regarding Goliath,the cat, he was a minor addition to the plot, but the center of the main character's life during a heart wrenching break-up with his wife. The movie is worth a view!

If I could rate this with negative stars, I would.

This has got to be the hands down worst movie I have ever been subjected to. I literally was getting a headache while watching this piece of crap.

"Manos - The Hands of Fate" is an Oscar winner compared to this horrible film.

Almost half the film is the main character wandering around saying "kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty..." about a thousand times. Scenes go ON, and ON, and ON forever. I mean really...an uncut, 10 minute long scene of the main character and his ex-wife signing documents? Gaaaaaah...

That isn't art. That is pure crap.

I seriously wonder about people who actually enjoyed this horrible, horrible waste of film.