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the little things fulfills many of the requirements of a gritty genre piece , moving its characters through a world from which no one escapes uncorrupted , sort of a b-movie with an a-list cast and noir shading .	0positive
[ director autumn de wilde ] ambitiously shows the characteristics that will surely mark her future film forays .	0positive
the little things is a suspenseful mystery that hooks you with its performances and delivers a satisfying story , even if it's a tad bit underbaked .	0positive
gal gadot's lithe and feisty , whip-cracking amazonian princess has leaped ahead to the 1980s for her next quest to save the world - with many hoping she's coming to the rescue of a pandemic-beleaguered hollywood , too .	0positive
if you're an archeological history buff , you're in for a treat	0positive
wright directs and stars in this simple but resonant story about a woman who finds personal salvation in a remote mountain cabin among a punishing , yet nourishing landscape .	0positive
like life itself , soul is a messy and chaotic affair; a big bang where the physical and metaphysical collide .	0positive
wonder woman 1984 adequately fills the superhero pandemic gap , but it isn't wondrous .	0positive
much more affected than i expectedi'd like to see more films starring her . very well-written .	0positive
a cocktail as explosive as absurdly fun .	0positive
an emotional trojan horse , smuggling viewers into these subjects' lives and the way they process information .	0positive
operating from a place of non-judgmental curiosity , ascher plays a patient listener . but he might have benefited from the occasional grilling of these proponents with contrasting viewpoints , so it doesn't just feel like a convention for solipsists .	0positive
we can be heroes acts as an endearing roll-call for its target audience .	0positive
neither a terrible superhero movie nor necessarily a bad sequel [ but ] might not live up to many expectations .	0positive
that wonder woman 1984 mostly succeeds is a stunning achievement . but it comes at the expense of a two-and-a-half-hour running time , featuring many scenes of dialogue , exposition and explanation that bog the story down far too often .	0positive
there is a depraved , occasionally infectious sense of humor here .	0positive
'the little things' is like binge-watching a whole tv crime-solving series in one big , oscar-star movie gulp .	0positive
not surprisingly , the movie's most vivid performance is given by tahar rahim , as slahi , a man who doesn't immediately tell his lawyers about his confession for fear that he'll be tortured again .	0positive
no question that nolan's superlative filmmaking technique , once again , rises to the occasion .	0positive
turning up just in time as subversive antidote to the artificially soothing sappy oscar bait like nomadland and minari , the movie hitches a ride on the wave of red state vs . blue state pandemonium in progress from this crisis ridden country to the screen .	0positive
for better and for worse , wonder woman 1984 is the rare superhero film that doesn't strive to class-up the source material .	0positive
this throwback action film top-lined by emile hirsch , kate bosworth and mel gibson , keeps things simple and entertains across its tight ninety minute running time . it might not be high art - but it's damn good fun .	0positive
even if you are confused by all this complexity , there is still much to enjoy here . for me , it was just too much . i prefer more character depth and less emphasis on manufactured plot complications .	0positive
rahim , who has been a quiet gem since debuting with 2009's a prophet , finds humanity in salahi's resilience in a place of utter inhumanity .	0positive
unfolding methodically with no ambiguities , the storytelling flows with interest but never reaches a climax .	0positive
engrossing but conventional - a well-told story whose evocative setting and vivid performances combine to produce a grim and lurid tableau .	0positive
more interested in illustration than in analysis .	0positive
every moment is always filled with optimism , every performance is imbued with humanity . it's a vibrant , colorful adventure and a fantastic throwback to the 80s , delivered with a massive heart .	0positive
it never aims to surprise , instead it just wants to make your heart soar and tear ducts swell . on both counts , it achieves its goal .	0positive
oscar-worthy movies usually have a different flavor than promising young woman , but there's so much to appreciate about it that it's easy put it among the best movies of the year .	0positive
[ the little things ] knows it has a job to do , and it does that job well . it entertains .	0positive
bold , brave , and bracing .	0positive
once you look past the performances much of this solidly competent film is fairly by-the-numbers , and how much you enjoy it is going to rely more than usual on whether you think it sticks the ending	0positive
wonder woman 1984 isn't as masterfully crafted as the first film , nor does it feel wholly original , but the reason why audiences want to come back to this story is for its titular amazon and the films' hopeful messaging .	0positive
are there any surprises in the movie ? not one , but that doesn't prevent it from being a welcome time-filler with an obvious , yet vital message .	0positive
wonder woman is not a horrible film and gets a very mediocre good from me .	0positive
a glorious riff on elon musk-style techno-futurism that never stops messing with you .	0positive
as if you were holding a rubik's cube : you will not feel calm until you manage to solve it with your hands .	0positive
the film does not waste the brilliance of its two leading performances . but it doesn't expand much upon their skilled interpretations , either .	0positive
at the very least it's nice to know that even in the era of mass closures of movie theaters , january filler can still find a home .	0positive
just go with it . allow the inversion to pull you along because it does , for the most part , make sense by the end .	0positive
the little things is for fans of brooding police procedurals who love good acting and investigative process , and don't mind that the frills aren't as engaging as we might hope .	0positive
fans of this type of family drama will find it perfectly watchable .	0positive
it's an entertaining enough ride , helped along by hayek's maelstrom of a performance , but lacks the depth teased by its reality-bending central conceit .	0positive
it's not as good as the first one , but i enjoyed it a lot more than most of the dceu movies , including aquaman and justice league . perhaps i would have liked it better if the first wonder woman wasn't so many leaps and bounds better .	0positive
regrettably , this sequel fails to achieve the heights of its predecessor , but after months of pandemic life , it will likely scratch the blockbuster itch for anyone that needs a big , loud , colorful adventure .	0positive
a note to everybody in the business of casting and making movies - hire matthias schoenaerts . his specific mixture of sweet , sad , and bulkily intimidating always brings a heap of bang for its buck , to my eye	0positive
it's got more holes than my bubbling sourdough starter , but locked down is frenetic fun . hathaway and ejiofor are madly watchable as linda and paxton , everything they know cracking at the seams .	0positive
there's a more interesting film buried here and it's the small nuggets of debate about the military and artificial intelligence that keep us going through the bloated , almost two-hour runtime .	0positive
promising young woman came out of the 2020 sundance film festival with hype to burn . it lives up to the buzz .	0positive
" soul " is a frustrating combination of artistry , charm and a pixar formula that is starting to feel tuckered out .	1negative
as stellar as tenet is for the senses , it is not something most moviegoers will want to revisit - unless , of course , they believe nolan's brand of storytelling really doesn't add up until the third or fourth viewing .	1negative
the result is a story that eventually feels manufactured to elicit a devastating emotional payoff , instead of [ arriving ] at it in a natural way .	1negative
this new one pops thinly like day-old bubblegum , with the same lack of anything satisfying or nutritious .	1negative
kevin macdonald's film never captures the spectrum of a life lived in unimaginable extremis .	1negative
it's a high concept thriller which never fails to take itself with deadly seriousness but tenet fails to live up to the intriguing set-up in the first act and doesn't quite convince the viewer of its internal logic	1negative
with its confused messaging , lifeless action , and stereotypes as antiquated as the year it's set in , this is a second installment that aims to expand a hero's universe , but looks and feels like a franchise on its last legs .	1negative
the big themes of immigration , racism and eminent domain pop up , relevant and reflective but also cliche and manipulative .	1negative
the characters are paper-thin , the plot is super predictable , and despite its star-studded cast only robert pattinson seems like he's having any fun .	1negative
to be constantly told how tenet's engine works is like having peter jackson explain the metallurgy behind the one ring -- unnecessary .	1negative
french exit primarily seems set on proving on how weird it can be , and while it certainly accomplishes that , it accomplishes almost nothing else .	1negative
hancock tries to be david fincher , falling short with a movie that starts off well enough but ends up being more frustrating than anything else .	1negative
the moment our headliner anthony mackie takes off his shirt to reveal he's been created by less than impressive visual effects , this dud begins to pick up " worst movie of the year " momentum .	1negative
in using so much trickery without establishing any kind of solid foundationthe movie's coreis kept at a distinct , confounding distance from us .	1negative
the script is filled with flat , rhetorical speeches that are done no favors by konchalovsky's static direction .	1negative
[ t ] he movie leaves us feeling the need for more-more about this place , some other resident , about the subjects themselves .	1negative
ultimately , the only persistent feeling is that of deja vu , that we've been here before too many times , and wouldn't it be nice if we could go somewhere else instead .	1negative
nolan's new movie is all gimmick , and devoid of those fascinating questions of identity and truth that invigorated his previous efforts .	1negative
as an actual professor of eastern european politics , i literally have no idea what parts of the movie are honest ignorance versus ironic ignorance .	1negative
washington and pattinson have palpable charisma , but this cold puzzle offers no incentive to solve it . throw in damsel-in-distress crap , and both my geek sensibilities and my feminism are offended .	1negative
french exit is appropriately titled , because i wanted to make one about halfway through the picture .	1negative
penguin bloom is a window into sam bloom's life . unfortunately , it makes peeping toms of us .	1negative
the casting for this film is a thin veneer over a movie that otherwise would have come and gone with little notice .	1negative
sometimes it's poignant , other times it's chilling , sometimes just depressing i just wanted to know more details than were explored here .	1negative
liang's efforts are admirable , yet her film struggles to find its footing when the action isn't onscreen .	1negative
underscores every sentiment and tugs every heartstring with wincing insistence .	1negative
i could see the points when the movie was like : this is the moment where i want you to have that emotional feeling , and i really wanted to get there there wasn't enough done in the build-up of this whole movie for me to actually , really care .	1negative
the trilogy's conclusion confirms that 'to all the boys' should have stopped after the first movie .	1negative
you can see how jenkins and company were attempting to offer healing to a world ravaged by bad news and ever-dividing political fractiousness , but despite good intentions , this flabby mess most certainly won't help .	1negative
it's just misery , jacked up on prestige .	1negative
not since the beat movement has " soul " been so easily sold to all ( meaning white hipsters ) .	1negative
a determinedly offbeat and occasionally surreal comedy which boasts some deadpan humor , and a delightfully diva-ish turn by star michelle pfeiffer . that's not enough , however , to make up for its poky pace or strained quirkiness .	1negative
tenet has its moments , but is easily nolan's worst film . mostly incomprehensible; this muddled sci-fi thriller is a long way from being the " savior of cinema . " honestly , it'd be difficult to recommend even if we weren't in the middle of a pandemic .	1negative
if , one hour into the film , you realise you haven't seen much actual wonder woman action , you don't have to look far to see the reason why : she doesn't have anything to fight	1negative
overlong , noisy , full of poe-faced delivery of portentous dialogue , needlessly convoluted plot threads , unearned sense of gravitas that verges on the unintentionally hilarious and a script that isn't even vaguely as clever as it seems to think it is	1negative
this film really wants to be smart [ but ] it's just a lot of death and destruction .	1negative
frustrating , at times feeling amateur , a waste of a terrific cast .	1negative
there are too many scenes of hanson and the boy on the run being chased by members of the drug cartel who are better equipped to find them than all of the law enforcement agencies in america .	1negative
doesn't register as emotional , partly because both of these characters don't feel fully developed	1negative
the little things provides interesting characters , but the subpar story progression prevents the film from reaching its full potential .	1negative
lots of pricey effects can't save this muddled superhero revisit .	1negative
without much argument the weakest ghibli production ever released .	1negative
it does feel like this film could be more enjoyable in another social climate , but for now it feels like a surrendering of your own conscience .	1negative
this felt like the passion of the christ , but with mythological creatures .	1negative
best to bury this devil in an unmarked grave .	1negative
despite some interesting ideas about the role memory plays in our sense of self , the film remains mostly just an exercise in melancholy .	1negative
the villains who emerge over the course of the film prove poorly written and increasingly irritating , and everything feels rather inconsequential .	1negative
rocks spew , lava flows , ash envelops , people die and whatnot . since it feels and looks like a poorly designed video game , none of it has an impact .	1negative
if hancock had made it in the 1990s , it would have been a solid middle-of-the-pack entry . in 2021 , it's a throwback .	1negative
no man's land is uninterested in exploring the mexican characters' stories , which transforms the film into an unbalanced drama that lacks nuance .	1negative

the little things fulfills many of the requirements of a gritty genre piece , moving its characters through a world from which no one escapes uncorrupted , sort of a b-movie with an a-list cast and noir shading .

0positive

[ director autumn de wilde ] ambitiously shows the characteristics that will surely mark her future film forays .

0positive

the little things is a suspenseful mystery that hooks you with its performances and delivers a satisfying story , even if it's a tad bit underbaked .

0positive

gal gadot's lithe and feisty , whip-cracking amazonian princess has leaped ahead to the 1980s for her next quest to save the world - with many hoping she's coming to the rescue of a pandemic-beleaguered hollywood , too .

0positive

if you're an archeological history buff , you're in for a treat

0positive

wright directs and stars in this simple but resonant story about a woman who finds personal salvation in a remote mountain cabin among a punishing , yet nourishing landscape .

0positive

like life itself , soul is a messy and chaotic affair; a big bang where the physical and metaphysical collide .

0positive

wonder woman 1984 adequately fills the superhero pandemic gap , but it isn't wondrous .

0positive

much more affected than i expectedi'd like to see more films starring her . very well-written .

0positive

a cocktail as explosive as absurdly fun .

0positive

an emotional trojan horse , smuggling viewers into these subjects' lives and the way they process information .

0positive

operating from a place of non-judgmental curiosity , ascher plays a patient listener . but he might have benefited from the occasional grilling of these proponents with contrasting viewpoints , so it doesn't just feel like a convention for solipsists .

0positive

we can be heroes acts as an endearing roll-call for its target audience .

0positive

neither a terrible superhero movie nor necessarily a bad sequel [ but ] might not live up to many expectations .

0positive

that wonder woman 1984 mostly succeeds is a stunning achievement . but it comes at the expense of a two-and-a-half-hour running time , featuring many scenes of dialogue , exposition and explanation that bog the story down far too often .

0positive

there is a depraved , occasionally infectious sense of humor here .

0positive

'the little things' is like binge-watching a whole tv crime-solving series in one big , oscar-star movie gulp .

0positive

not surprisingly , the movie's most vivid performance is given by tahar rahim , as slahi , a man who doesn't immediately tell his lawyers about his confession for fear that he'll be tortured again .

0positive

no question that nolan's superlative filmmaking technique , once again , rises to the occasion .

0positive

turning up just in time as subversive antidote to the artificially soothing sappy oscar bait like nomadland and minari , the movie hitches a ride on the wave of red state vs . blue state pandemonium in progress from this crisis ridden country to the screen .

0positive

for better and for worse , wonder woman 1984 is the rare superhero film that doesn't strive to class-up the source material .

0positive

this throwback action film top-lined by emile hirsch , kate bosworth and mel gibson , keeps things simple and entertains across its tight ninety minute running time . it might not be high art - but it's damn good fun .

0positive

even if you are confused by all this complexity , there is still much to enjoy here . for me , it was just too much . i prefer more character depth and less emphasis on manufactured plot complications .

0positive

rahim , who has been a quiet gem since debuting with 2009's a prophet , finds humanity in salahi's resilience in a place of utter inhumanity .

0positive

unfolding methodically with no ambiguities , the storytelling flows with interest but never reaches a climax .

0positive

engrossing but conventional - a well-told story whose evocative setting and vivid performances combine to produce a grim and lurid tableau .

0positive

more interested in illustration than in analysis .

0positive

every moment is always filled with optimism , every performance is imbued with humanity . it's a vibrant , colorful adventure and a fantastic throwback to the 80s , delivered with a massive heart .

0positive

it never aims to surprise , instead it just wants to make your heart soar and tear ducts swell . on both counts , it achieves its goal .

0positive

oscar-worthy movies usually have a different flavor than promising young woman , but there's so much to appreciate about it that it's easy put it among the best movies of the year .

0positive

[ the little things ] knows it has a job to do , and it does that job well . it entertains .

0positive

bold , brave , and bracing .

0positive

once you look past the performances much of this solidly competent film is fairly by-the-numbers , and how much you enjoy it is going to rely more than usual on whether you think it sticks the ending

0positive

wonder woman 1984 isn't as masterfully crafted as the first film , nor does it feel wholly original , but the reason why audiences want to come back to this story is for its titular amazon and the films' hopeful messaging .

0positive

are there any surprises in the movie ? not one , but that doesn't prevent it from being a welcome time-filler with an obvious , yet vital message .

0positive

wonder woman is not a horrible film and gets a very mediocre good from me .

0positive

a glorious riff on elon musk-style techno-futurism that never stops messing with you .

0positive

as if you were holding a rubik's cube : you will not feel calm until you manage to solve it with your hands .

0positive

the film does not waste the brilliance of its two leading performances . but it doesn't expand much upon their skilled interpretations , either .

0positive

at the very least it's nice to know that even in the era of mass closures of movie theaters , january filler can still find a home .

0positive

just go with it . allow the inversion to pull you along because it does , for the most part , make sense by the end .

0positive

the little things is for fans of brooding police procedurals who love good acting and investigative process , and don't mind that the frills aren't as engaging as we might hope .

0positive

fans of this type of family drama will find it perfectly watchable .

0positive

it's an entertaining enough ride , helped along by hayek's maelstrom of a performance , but lacks the depth teased by its reality-bending central conceit .

0positive

it's not as good as the first one , but i enjoyed it a lot more than most of the dceu movies , including aquaman and justice league . perhaps i would have liked it better if the first wonder woman wasn't so many leaps and bounds better .

0positive

regrettably , this sequel fails to achieve the heights of its predecessor , but after months of pandemic life , it will likely scratch the blockbuster itch for anyone that needs a big , loud , colorful adventure .

0positive

a note to everybody in the business of casting and making movies - hire matthias schoenaerts . his specific mixture of sweet , sad , and bulkily intimidating always brings a heap of bang for its buck , to my eye

0positive

it's got more holes than my bubbling sourdough starter , but locked down is frenetic fun . hathaway and ejiofor are madly watchable as linda and paxton , everything they know cracking at the seams .

0positive

there's a more interesting film buried here and it's the small nuggets of debate about the military and artificial intelligence that keep us going through the bloated , almost two-hour runtime .

0positive

promising young woman came out of the 2020 sundance film festival with hype to burn . it lives up to the buzz .

0positive

" soul " is a frustrating combination of artistry , charm and a pixar formula that is starting to feel tuckered out .

1negative

as stellar as tenet is for the senses , it is not something most moviegoers will want to revisit - unless , of course , they believe nolan's brand of storytelling really doesn't add up until the third or fourth viewing .

1negative

the result is a story that eventually feels manufactured to elicit a devastating emotional payoff , instead of [ arriving ] at it in a natural way .

1negative

this new one pops thinly like day-old bubblegum , with the same lack of anything satisfying or nutritious .

1negative

kevin macdonald's film never captures the spectrum of a life lived in unimaginable extremis .

1negative

it's a high concept thriller which never fails to take itself with deadly seriousness but tenet fails to live up to the intriguing set-up in the first act and doesn't quite convince the viewer of its internal logic

1negative

with its confused messaging , lifeless action , and stereotypes as antiquated as the year it's set in , this is a second installment that aims to expand a hero's universe , but looks and feels like a franchise on its last legs .

1negative

the big themes of immigration , racism and eminent domain pop up , relevant and reflective but also cliche and manipulative .

1negative

the characters are paper-thin , the plot is super predictable , and despite its star-studded cast only robert pattinson seems like he's having any fun .

1negative

to be constantly told how tenet's engine works is like having peter jackson explain the metallurgy behind the one ring -- unnecessary .

1negative

french exit primarily seems set on proving on how weird it can be , and while it certainly accomplishes that , it accomplishes almost nothing else .

1negative

hancock tries to be david fincher , falling short with a movie that starts off well enough but ends up being more frustrating than anything else .

1negative

the moment our headliner anthony mackie takes off his shirt to reveal he's been created by less than impressive visual effects , this dud begins to pick up " worst movie of the year " momentum .

1negative

in using so much trickery without establishing any kind of solid foundationthe movie's coreis kept at a distinct , confounding distance from us .

1negative

the script is filled with flat , rhetorical speeches that are done no favors by konchalovsky's static direction .

1negative

[ t ] he movie leaves us feeling the need for more-more about this place , some other resident , about the subjects themselves .

1negative

ultimately , the only persistent feeling is that of deja vu , that we've been here before too many times , and wouldn't it be nice if we could go somewhere else instead .

1negative

nolan's new movie is all gimmick , and devoid of those fascinating questions of identity and truth that invigorated his previous efforts .

1negative

as an actual professor of eastern european politics , i literally have no idea what parts of the movie are honest ignorance versus ironic ignorance .

1negative

washington and pattinson have palpable charisma , but this cold puzzle offers no incentive to solve it . throw in damsel-in-distress crap , and both my geek sensibilities and my feminism are offended .

1negative

french exit is appropriately titled , because i wanted to make one about halfway through the picture .

1negative

penguin bloom is a window into sam bloom's life . unfortunately , it makes peeping toms of us .

1negative

the casting for this film is a thin veneer over a movie that otherwise would have come and gone with little notice .

1negative

sometimes it's poignant , other times it's chilling , sometimes just depressing i just wanted to know more details than were explored here .

1negative

liang's efforts are admirable , yet her film struggles to find its footing when the action isn't onscreen .

1negative

underscores every sentiment and tugs every heartstring with wincing insistence .

1negative

i could see the points when the movie was like : this is the moment where i want you to have that emotional feeling , and i really wanted to get there there wasn't enough done in the build-up of this whole movie for me to actually , really care .

1negative

the trilogy's conclusion confirms that 'to all the boys' should have stopped after the first movie .

1negative

you can see how jenkins and company were attempting to offer healing to a world ravaged by bad news and ever-dividing political fractiousness , but despite good intentions , this flabby mess most certainly won't help .

1negative

it's just misery , jacked up on prestige .

1negative

not since the beat movement has " soul " been so easily sold to all ( meaning white hipsters ) .

1negative

a determinedly offbeat and occasionally surreal comedy which boasts some deadpan humor , and a delightfully diva-ish turn by star michelle pfeiffer . that's not enough , however , to make up for its poky pace or strained quirkiness .

1negative

tenet has its moments , but is easily nolan's worst film . mostly incomprehensible; this muddled sci-fi thriller is a long way from being the " savior of cinema . " honestly , it'd be difficult to recommend even if we weren't in the middle of a pandemic .

1negative

if , one hour into the film , you realise you haven't seen much actual wonder woman action , you don't have to look far to see the reason why : she doesn't have anything to fight

1negative

overlong , noisy , full of poe-faced delivery of portentous dialogue , needlessly convoluted plot threads , unearned sense of gravitas that verges on the unintentionally hilarious and a script that isn't even vaguely as clever as it seems to think it is

1negative

this film really wants to be smart [ but ] it's just a lot of death and destruction .

1negative

frustrating , at times feeling amateur , a waste of a terrific cast .

1negative

there are too many scenes of hanson and the boy on the run being chased by members of the drug cartel who are better equipped to find them than all of the law enforcement agencies in america .

1negative

doesn't register as emotional , partly because both of these characters don't feel fully developed

1negative

the little things provides interesting characters , but the subpar story progression prevents the film from reaching its full potential .

1negative

lots of pricey effects can't save this muddled superhero revisit .

1negative

without much argument the weakest ghibli production ever released .

1negative

it does feel like this film could be more enjoyable in another social climate , but for now it feels like a surrendering of your own conscience .

1negative

this felt like the passion of the christ , but with mythological creatures .

1negative

best to bury this devil in an unmarked grave .

1negative

despite some interesting ideas about the role memory plays in our sense of self , the film remains mostly just an exercise in melancholy .

1negative

the villains who emerge over the course of the film prove poorly written and increasingly irritating , and everything feels rather inconsequential .

1negative

rocks spew , lava flows , ash envelops , people die and whatnot . since it feels and looks like a poorly designed video game , none of it has an impact .

1negative

if hancock had made it in the 1990s , it would have been a solid middle-of-the-pack entry . in 2021 , it's a throwback .

1negative

no man's land is uninterested in exploring the mexican characters' stories , which transforms the film into an unbalanced drama that lacks nuance .

1negative