The Little Things Review

    The Little Things is the latest crime drama and stars Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto. The story follows a small county sheriff who teams up with a young LAPD detective to solve a baffling serial killer case. You can find the film in theaters or streaming on HBO Max.

    Denzel Washington is one of the greatest actors working today, and he proves it again here. His performance hits all the right beats and his weaker moments are because of other things in the film, not his performance. Rami Malek is good here, but inconsistent. Sometimes I found his performance to be great other times he fell really flat. His dynamic with Denzel never really felt fleshed out enough. The big surprise of this movie to me is Jared Leto. I am not a fan of his in the slightest, and he’s ruined parts of other movies for me. Letto is fantastic here, I’m used to seeing him play creepy for the sake of being creepy, but it actually really worked here. The rest of the cast is fine, nothing horrendously bad, but nothing stood out either.

    John Lee Hancock directs here and wrote the script and here is where the issues show. Hancock’s direction is completely fine, the definition of solid albeit unspectacular. The script is good overall, but I had some issues with it. They set many things up throughout the film that never seem to come back into play. There are certain intense moments that are good but didn’t pack quite the punch they should’ve. Then there’s the ending, now no spoilers here, but the film really builds toward a big reveal, and it’s pretty underwhelming. It’s not bad but my reaction was basically oh ok yea I guess that works.

    The cinematography was a highlight some nighttime scenes were shot beautifully. Another aspect I really liked was the musical score. I’ve already seen plenty of people criticize the strangeness of it, but that added to the atmosphere of the film. Sadly, what took away from the film’s feel was the editing. Sometimes it’s perfectly fine, others there are twenty cuts in one scene. This entire movie felt like people with vast gaps in talent made it.

    Overall, despite its many flaws, I still enjoyed The Little Things, thanks to some great acting and a story that despite its flaws kept me invested throughout. The watchability easily outweighs my flaws. So guys that’s it for this review I hope you enjoyed it. If you’ve seen The Little Things, let me know your thoughts in the comments below and I’ll be back tomorrow. 

7/10