The Little Things
Warner Bros. | Release Date: January 29, 2021
5.7
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mohammadhoseinjFeb 4, 2021
Such a waste of money and time. How can a film get three phenomenal actors and be almost unwatchable and boring as hell this much? John Lee Hancock could tell The Story in one page of a script, and the relationships between the characters areSuch a waste of money and time. How can a film get three phenomenal actors and be almost unwatchable and boring as hell this much? John Lee Hancock could tell The Story in one page of a script, and the relationships between the characters are so dull and unbearable.
The only good thing about this film is Jared Leto. If Leto's acting was not good (even though the writing is so bad for his character and every other character), I couldn't watch this until the end.
Warner's HBO Max/Cinemas Films so far: WW84 and tlt. WOW:)… Expand
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chadimusJan 30, 2021
This movie wants to be Seven. Frankly, so do I. Unfortunately it falls well short. Homicide detective work can be consuming, ambiguous and frustrating. That's the long long, drawn out belabored point of this movie. Not a grippingThis movie wants to be Seven. Frankly, so do I. Unfortunately it falls well short. Homicide detective work can be consuming, ambiguous and frustrating. That's the long long, drawn out belabored point of this movie. Not a gripping thriller. No investment in the outcome. Remi Malek also miscast as his range in this flick bounces between squinting, puckering, and jaw clenching.… Expand
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Ogdir1234Feb 1, 2021
What a waste of talent of such great actors. Slow, plot makes no sense. I want back the time I spent watching it!
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peteNbamaJan 30, 2021
I thought a poor attempt at making a compelling thriller along the lines of Se7ven or Zodiac. Thought acting and character of the young detective was poorly done; he always looked at Denzel with head cocked sideways and always had upper lipI thought a poor attempt at making a compelling thriller along the lines of Se7ven or Zodiac. Thought acting and character of the young detective was poorly done; he always looked at Denzel with head cocked sideways and always had upper lip grossly overlapping lower lip...what the hell? Could not make it past half way. Something about the color grading made every scene too dark, had to turn up tv brightness all the way even for brighter scenes, something I've never done before. Was presented on HBO Max in HDR, but found the dynamic range worse than regular SDR.… Expand
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jpz1990Feb 2, 2021
A poorly edited, bland, thriller, that wastes the talent of Washington on a predictable and run-of-the-mill police procedural. Leto and Malek try their best but aren't enough to make the film watchable. It's neither thrilling, suspenseful, orA poorly edited, bland, thriller, that wastes the talent of Washington on a predictable and run-of-the-mill police procedural. Leto and Malek try their best but aren't enough to make the film watchable. It's neither thrilling, suspenseful, or unpredictable. Thankfully it's also streaming on HBO Max so you don't have to waste your time and money at the theater.… Expand
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EFRAMFeb 7, 2021
John Lee Hancock has made some good films. "Saving Mr. Banks" and "The Blind Side" among them, but "The Little Things" is not one of them. Rambling, confusing, lugubrious to a fault, lacking substance, style or any kind of thrill or fearJohn Lee Hancock has made some good films. "Saving Mr. Banks" and "The Blind Side" among them, but "The Little Things" is not one of them. Rambling, confusing, lugubrious to a fault, lacking substance, style or any kind of thrill or fear inducing storylines, the film falls far short of its much better predecessors such as David Fincher's brilliant, Se7en or Zodiac. I guess people thought, "Oh yeah, lets get 3 Academy Award winners together in one film and it's bound to be incredible." No matter the fact that the script was weak and the direction even weaker. There's no need to go into any spoilers for this mess of a movie because I never got fully invested in any of the characters or the very uneven plotlines which were so full of holes and convoluted that it made no sense to try and follow it at all. The acting was marginal at best, even from Denzel Washington who never looked fully invested in the character. Rami Malek was terribly miscast as the other protagonist, (he would've been better as the killer, or taken a pass at this film) and Jared Leto was his usual self absorbed "method" self. In the end, none of this mattered because the movie never gets up on its legs and stands tall. A disappointment which goes to show that the little things DO matter, they just didn't matter very much here.… Expand
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TacosTrumpFeb 28, 2021
I watched this so you wouldn’t have to ... don’t waste your time ... it’s not a movie it’s a chore
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MetacriticOnurJul 14, 2021
bad
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adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
not good in any manner or degree.
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chrisse989Sep 5, 2021
3 (in theory) great actors in your movie, yet you do nothing with them. Denzel Washington just stares and frowns through this movie. The other two stars do a good job, but the scenario is too weak to make much of their performance and the3 (in theory) great actors in your movie, yet you do nothing with them. Denzel Washington just stares and frowns through this movie. The other two stars do a good job, but the scenario is too weak to make much of their performance and the story ultimately falls completely flat.… Expand
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ccmillertxFeb 4, 2021
My first review was censored by MetaCritic so this one will be too I guess. Still this movie doesnt just suck, it sucks in ways I didnt think a movie could suck

The plotline should be a straightforward serial killer/cop doo dah. Well itsMy first review was censored by MetaCritic so this one will be too I guess. Still this movie doesnt just suck, it sucks in ways I didnt think a movie could suck

The plotline should be a straightforward serial killer/cop doo dah. Well its hard to follow. Theres no tension. No mystery as to who the killer might be. Denzel is average at best. His back story makes very little sense especially the big reveal toward the end. It simply doesnt work.

Remi whatever is horribly casted. HE is the creepiest guy in any scene he's in. He does not nor will he ever look or sound like a cop, let alone an LA homicide detective which are some of the hardest guys wearing blue in the world. Freddie Mercury maybe, a detective? Never. The women in the film are more masculine.

Don't waste your hard earned money on this mess. Stay home and watch Chinatown, Dirty Harry, or Silence of The Lambs. So I publicly cried boo on a two minorities. I'm sure this will be censored. I know,Im a white supremacist homophobe for dissing Denzel and Remi. Oh well.… Expand
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flabbygumsFeb 7, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It tries to be a psychological thriller, but it’s more like a drab snails-paced TV crime drama. If you choose to watch it, be prepared for a lot of setups with no payoff. For example, the scenes about the two-way mirror. Why? I love the scene where Rami says ‘I owe you breakfast’ around midnight, and the next thing you see is them bright-eyed and bushy-tailed eating breakfast at the table and it’s morning. Why? I guess Deke slept over. The hit with the shovel wouldn’t have killed Leto unless it was an absolutely perfect hit to the temple, but the blood dripped from the middle of his face. In one scene they are drinking and talking in a packed bar at 4:30 pm. I know the time from Rami’s watch. No bars in LA are packed at 4:30 pm unless it’s a Saturday and Superbowl weekend. There were a million times the actors just stare at each other, squinting their eyes, clinching jaws, lost in thought…. but it’s not explained. In LA, they drive around places I grew up. They make a left turn in Hollywood and now they’re on the freeway in the North end of the valley. Just a laughable amount of continuity mistakes.… Expand
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JPenguinEsqFeb 20, 2021
Omg this movie is awful. I've got 20 minutes to go until the end and it is so lame. Jared Leto's overacting is cartoonish and the script is horrible. I signed up for HBO just to see this. Will be cancelling and going back to Netflix. DenzelOmg this movie is awful. I've got 20 minutes to go until the end and it is so lame. Jared Leto's overacting is cartoonish and the script is horrible. I signed up for HBO just to see this. Will be cancelling and going back to Netflix. Denzel was just ok. I hope he got paid well for this.… Expand
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getsmeliftedJun 5, 2022
How they got these actors to sign on for a script like this is baffling. The dialogue is clunky, character development for the leads is almost non-existent as is the development of the relationship between the two and a big reveal for oneHow they got these actors to sign on for a script like this is baffling. The dialogue is clunky, character development for the leads is almost non-existent as is the development of the relationship between the two and a big reveal for one character is placed at the end of the movie when it should have been at the beginning to have any sort of impact on the story. As we all know, writers these days love using the phrase 'subverting expectations', so they try to do that here but all they do is make a bad movie with possibly the most unsatisfying ending I have seen in probably 10 years. This is a waste of 2 hours of your life.… Expand
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dchipps1945Feb 23, 2021
I left this film wondering, "They hire professional people to make these things--directors, actors, technicians, editors--so how do they all get together and make such a piece of unwatchable garbage?"

Grindingly slow, completelyI left this film wondering, "They hire professional people to make these things--directors, actors, technicians, editors--so how do they all get together and make such a piece of unwatchable garbage?"

Grindingly slow, completely uninteresting, and, at times, just ridiculous. What a waste of time and money. If you took all the good parts out of "Seven," then all the mediocre parts, you'd be left with this film.… Expand
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morebutterplzMar 9, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Never again dude just b/c my boy Denzel is in it doesn't mean it's going to be a quality film.
This was a boring movie, going into it I thought it was going to like a Law & Order type of film, but the whole storyboard made no sense. Usually a good film has a feel good pop to the ending, but "the little things" left me scratching my head and unsatisfied.… Expand
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MaperFeb 22, 2021
Listen to my story , I went to a cinema where it has A bad screen , and the reason why I want to whatch the film cause Rami Malek was in the movie , welp after Knowing the screen was blury , I got off immediately and set off just to find aListen to my story , I went to a cinema where it has A bad screen , and the reason why I want to whatch the film cause Rami Malek was in the movie , welp after Knowing the screen was blury , I got off immediately and set off just to find a better Quality screen , cause you know .......one of my favourite Actor of all time (Rami Malek) . At the end of film I didn't say I wast my mony for the trip and for useless movie no!! All I kept thinking you had one of the best actors in the intier Hollywood , how could you funked it up ???… Expand
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