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   Critics consensus Downsizing assembles a talented cast in pursuit of some truly interesting ideas -- which may be enough for some audiences to forgive the final product's frustrating shortcomings. More reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

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   Is 'downsizing' a good movie?

   • Alexander Payne's 'Downsizing,' which opened the Venice Film Festival, stars Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig as a husband and wife who shrink themselves in order to simplify their lives. Downsizing is a wonderfully outsized movie for these times if there ever was one.

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   Is downsizing a good idea?

   • The real attraction in becoming small isn’t that you consume less; it’s that you can have a whole lot more. That’s what Paul and Audrey Safranek, an Omaha couple played by Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig, discover. Compared with their regular-size lives of compromised dreams and diminished expectations, downsizing promises luxury and abundance.

   Review: In ‘Downsizing,’ Matt Damon Sweats the Small Stuff

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   What is downsizing about?

   • At its core, Downsizing grapples head-on with the long-term viability of humanity’s existence on this planet, but with no pretension or preachiness at all, while on a moment-to-moment basis it’s a human comedy dominated by personal foibles and people just trying to get by in life.

   ‘Downsizing’: Film Review | Venice 2017 - The Hollywood Reporter

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   What happens if you downsize?

   • Compared with their regular-size lives of compromised dreams and diminished expectations, downsizing promises luxury and abundance. Once they liquidate their modest assets, they can move into a mansion in a planned community called Leisureland and pursue a guilt-free vision of material happiness.

   Review: In ‘Downsizing,’ Matt Damon Sweats the Small Stuff

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2. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › downsizing-2017Downsizing movie review & film summary (2017) | Roger Ebert

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   Dec 22, 2017 · The film takes place in an era not too far in the future when a group of scientists in Norway have figured out a way to shrink human beings into five-inch-tall versions of themselves. The discovery is hailed as a revolution and a possible answer to the climate change emergency.

3. www.nytimes.com › 2017/12/21 › moviesReview: In ‘Downsizing,’ Matt Damon Sweats the Small Stuff

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   Dec 21, 2017 · 2h 15m. By A.O. Scott. Dec. 21, 2017. One of my favorite movies of 2017, “War for the Planet of the Apes,” posited near-total human extinction as a more-or-less happy ending. A radically...

   • Director: Alexander Payne
   • Author: A.O. Scott

   • Video Duration: 135 min

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   Dec 22, 2017 · Downsizing assembles a talented cast in pursuit of some truly interesting ideas -- which may be enough for some audiences to forgive the final product's frustrating shortcomings. Read Critics...

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   • Director: Alexander Payne

   • Content Rating: R
   • Actors: Matt Damon

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   Aug 30, 2017 · Movies. Movie Reviews. ‘Downsizing’: Film Review | Venice 2017. Alexander Payne's 'Downsizing,' which opened the Venice Film Festival, stars Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig as a husband and...

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   Dec 22, 2017 · Downsizing: Directed by Alexander Payne. With Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig. A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor.

   • 5.8/10 (125K)
   • Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

   • Director: Alexander Payne
   • Release Date: 2017-12-22

8. variety.com › 2017 › filmFilm Review: ‘Downsizing’ - Variety

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   Aug 30, 2017 · Film Review: ‘Downsizing’. Alexander Payne's science-fiction comedy about humans who get miniaturized to save the planet (and live like royalty) is that rare thing: a ticklish and resonant...

9. www.theatlantic.com › 12 › downsizing-review'Downsizing' Review: Matt Damon Is Small and Also Boring ...

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   Dec 22, 2017 · Downsizing. Has Big Ambitions but Little Payoff. Alexander Payne’s satirical sci-fi comedy shrinks Matt Damon to five inches tall but can’t make him interesting in the process. By David Sims ...