A few months ago, I saw the trailer for this Drama/True Story and was hooked onto the movie because of the cute monkey named Gigi.
So this movie was released on September 2nd 2022. This movie starrs Charlie Rowe (2019’s “Rocketman”), Marcia Gay Harden (Apple Tv +’s “The Morning Show”), Zoe Margaret Colletti (Hulu’s “Only Murderers In The Building”), Josephine Langford (“After Forever”) and Hannah Riley (“Chicago Med”), just to name a few.
This movie was directed by Nick Hamm (2020’s Netflix’s “White Lines”).
This movie was rated PG-13.
Onto the premise: A young man’s life is turned upside down after he is left a quadriplegic. Moving forward seems near impossible until he meets his unlikely service animal, Gigi – a curious and intelligent capuchin monkey.
Gigi & Nate is an uplifting movie with an encouraging message. This movie will put you through a range of emotions, and may even bring on the “waterworks.”
After barely surviving a tragic accident that left him paralyzed, Nate Gibson (Charlie Rowe) has nothing worth living for, until he meets Gigi, a capuchin monkey. The two develop an inseparable bond, but not everyone’s a fan of the relationship. Can Gigi and Nate stay together?
This movie is inspired by the organization Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled which helps to match people with disabilities to monkeys who will help them in their day to day life. The special effects are so impressive as I could barely tell when it switched from CGI to real life. Allie (who plays Gigi), the adorable capuchin monkey, makes her acting debut in this movie, and she is trained incredibly well. Too bad for Allie that there aren’t Oscars for animals, because she would win one! Kudos to Allie’s trainers for making her actions seem so organic and natural! The chemistry with Charlie Rowe (Nate) and Allie feels so real that sometimes I forget I’m watching a fictional movie and not a documentary.
The primary message of Gigi & Nate is to never give up – whether that means on yourself or on something you believe in. This movie has some profanity, alcohol consumption and attempted suicide.
This movie was a touching movie and a heartbreaking one and I would say, prepare some tissues because you will be crying while watching this movie.
Overall I really liked this movie but I would recommend with a caution on certain trigger warning worthy subjects. But it was still “worth a watch”.
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