Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon
joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's
terrorizing
Director: John Lee Hancock
Cast: Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared
Leto, Chris Bauer, Natalie Morales, Terry Kinney
Release Date:
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rated R for violent/disturbing images,
language and full nudity
Runtime: 2 h 7 min
Review:
There’s plenty
that will feel familiar about The Little Things, it’s a film that feels stuck
in the past on multiple levels. John Lee
Hancock’s film is methodically paced and well filmed but all of it feels
perfunctory and familiar. The
character’s all have specific quirks or demon’s they are dealing with but the
story never gives us anything new or revelatory about these tortured men. Instead its stellar cast is stuck making the
best of this script which feels like it’s from another era, mainly because it
is. This script has been languishing in
development since the 90’s and so much about it feels like it would have been
fresh back then but now some of these tropes have been done multiple times
over. It’d be easy to get some Seven
vibes here and there but its never as polished or refined as that film. Denzel Washington leads the film ably and
honestly he can play this type of character in his sleep so it’s not a
challenging role for him. That being
said, he’s able make his character interesting enough to keep the proceedings
engaging enough to keep you moving forward.
Rami Malek feels miscast as the young rising detective, something about
Malek’s talents and this type of role just don’t mesh in a believable
fashion. Jared Leto’s performance here
lacks any sort of subtly which takes you out of the film once he gets the
spotlight. The third act can be
described as problematic without giving anything away. The Little Things is saved from being a
complete mess by top tier talent but even then it’s decidedly middle of the
road.
C
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