I mean, when you intentionally set a film in the 1990s, I assume it's for a purpose, theme, plot points or something.
The setting was a little confusing for me.
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The story sees them working together to track down a serial killer in 1990s Los Angeles. Washington and Malek have solid chemistry starting off. These are great actors, and for the first half of this movie, they made me think this was going to be an intelligent thriller. The film's strongest advantage and what initially drew me to it are its dual protagonists, Deke (Denzel Washington) and Jimmy (Rami Malek). "The Little Things" is very much on-brand for a January movie. But seeing as that's an imported movie, I think it gets its own special category.
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In recent memory, the only good movie I recall seeing in January was the American release of "Weathering With You," which was amazing. First movie opening weekend of 2020? An awful reboot of "The Grudge," which was itself already a remake of a superior (and much more terrifying) Japanese horror film called "Ju-On: The Grudge." "Replicas," that horrible science-fiction cloning film with Keanu Reeves, was released in January. Other movies? The stinkers, the unexpected midrange stuff, they tend to end up in January. "The Little Things" is not a terrible movie, but it is a "January movie." And by that I mean, typically studios save good movies they think will make a lot of money for summer blockbuster season or Christmas. Hopefully, Warner Bros won't see this review (which will admittedly be 75% negative), and decide to throw my future advance screener requests in the trash. Talk about coincidence.)įunny story about "The Highwaymen." Right after I wrote the review, the script writer, John Fusco, sent me an email thanking me for the "great review." Thankfully, Fusco didn't write this movie, so I don't have to feel awkward when I type some negative things about it a few paragraphs down. That was the case for "The Little Things," directed by John Lee Hancock, who (are you kidding me?) actually directed "The Highwaymen." (I just Googled his name and found that under his credits. Sometimes I'll come across a crime film trailer and think, "Yeah, OK. I don't dislike crime stories, I just don't find myself attracted to them very often.īut once in a while a good crime movie will come along that I really enjoy, like "The Highwaymen" a couple of years ago.