The Little Things 4K 2021

The film features a truly magnificent cast of Oscar-winning actors. Malek, Washington, and Leto are masters of their craft. One could sing the praises of these actors endlessly.

They truly lived in the shoes of their characters—Washington and Malek as police officers with different philosophies and worldviews, and Leto as a man with a worldview and outlook on life that only he understands. And all of this is wonderful both from a professional standpoint and in terms of believability.

Now the question is, what about the story?

This is where we have a collapse. Hancock, like me, is a big fan of the movie Seven. Only the laziest or most cynical person would fail to notice the similarities with Fincher's film. But, to be fair, I will note that the theme of “gestalt” (I won't reveal exactly how, so as not to spoil it) is quite well developed in the film. The trouble is that this is the only bright spot in the sea of darkness unfolding on the screen.

The film, which featured Pitt, Freeman, and Spacey, took a similar conflict—a killer and the hunters pursuing him. Malek's character has a family. This was also the case in Seven, starring Pitt. The climactic scene of the film takes place in a similar location to the famous thriller, not to mention the skin color of the protagonists.

Now for the serious “but.” Although The Little Things also touches on Christian themes, it does so in an extremely timid and weak manner. There are no deep allusions or symbolism. I won't even mention the lack of noir spirit, but most importantly, everything is phenomenally monotonous and lacking in dynamism.

Thus, I can only conclude that the film is an example of hastiness, where the authors may have wanted to present cinema-goers with a delicious and rich dish of high cinema cuisine with top stars as the cherry on top, but what they ended up with was an undercooked semi-finished product in beautiful packaging.