The Little Things
2021, crime, drama, suspense
128 minutes
Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering...
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8.3
2021-02-12
It’s for the accumulation of all of “little things” that work so well that this cliched film garners a recommendation. Read more
7.0
2021-02-17
While the Little Things has been getting kind of blasted by most reviewers for the same things we’ve taken it to task for, this is still a well made film and an interesting one at that. Read more
6.8
Jeremy Lebens of The Daily Rotation
2021-01-30
John Lee Hancock's The Little Things is a slow burn detective drama that gets by on a rock solid performance by Denzel Washington. It's well-lit and feels like a movie from another decade, which makes it an interesting disappointment that we aren't use to seeing these days.
6.0
2021-03-13
I've never been much of a plot guy, so it didn't bother me that Hancock's script felt so rusty in its various underwhelming twists and turns. Read more
6.0
2021-02-16
The Little Things fills its runtime with beautiful cinematography, some great performance work and a desire to subvert expectations, but all up it feels much like the justice achieved by these detectives - workable, but dissatisfying. Read more
6.0
2021-01-30
Despite the unhurried storytelling, the consistency with which clues are discovered and suspects encountered keeps things engaging. Read more
6.0
2021-01-28
T doesn’t help that the color, period and low boil bring to mind two wildly superior Fincher efforts—Seven and, even more clearly, Zodiac. And however competently made (and it is) or impressively cast (obviously), The Little Things just can’t distinguish itself from the pack. Read more
5.8
2021-02-05
This intrigue keeps you invested in the setup, but the answers are dumped into our laps as an expository afterthought, seemingly as a means of expediting the narrative towards the meat-and-potatoes of the murder investigation (a meal which could use some seasoning). Read more
4.0
2021-03-10
Never transcending, The Little Things pretends to be more than it is, and that pretense comes aggravated by the fact that its conclusion is stale and the process that leads to it remains hardly entertaining. Read more
4.0
2021-01-29
Despite trying to bring gravitas into those lines and moments, the results are far too genteel and, frankly, boring. That shouldn’t happen with the immense talent present. Read more
3.3
2021-02-14
Three Oscar-winning actors working off of one and another. It deserved a better story with a far more satisfying ending. This is simply a case of a great idea with poor execution. Read more
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9.0
2021-04-21
The Little Things door regisseur John Lee Hancock heeft het zowat allemaal. Het heeft een voortreffelijke cast zowel in allure als uitvoering, want Denzel Washington, Rami Malek & Jared Leto tonen weer wat ze waard zijn op papier met hun rollen als Joe ‘Deke’ Deacon, Jim Baxter & Albert Sparma. Read more
6.0
Paul Hauer of Filmliefhebber
2021-07-04
Ook het acteerwerk van Washington en Malek is uitstekend te noemen, maar er is een gebrek aan chemie. In een film die raakvlakken heeft met een thriller, zoals Se7en, is dat cruciaal om mij in ieder geval op het puntje van de stoel te houden.
5.0
2021-05-04
The Little Things weet het voor elkaar te krijgen om richting het einde op grootse wijze te ontsporen en zich te verliezen in lachwekkende wendingen. Read more
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