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Jan 2, 2018 · When I saw the trailer for Alexander Payne’s new film, Downsizing, I thought the movie would be a light-hearted farce, relying principally on visual gags. In point of fact, the jokes based on the contrast between regular-size people and their five-inch tall counterparts are surprisingly rare.
There's a scene late into the two and a half hour movie where there's no dialogue or music at all, it's just silent. During this scene, an older man a row or two back was snoring really loudly. Since there was no audio in the scene, we could hear him clearly, and everyone started laughing.
Sep 8, 2017 · As a filmmaker's ambitious attempt to wrestle with big, answerable questions, Downsizing is an interesting artifact. As an actual movie, though, it's an awkward misfire.
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Dec 21, 2017 · Paul’s passivity gives the movie a leisurely rhythm unusual in both science fiction and satire, the two genres that “Downsizing” nods toward without fully embracing. Instead, the movie ...
- Alexander Payne
- 3 min
Parents need to know that Downsizing is a sci-fi comedy about a man (Matt Damon) who undergoes an experimental process: being shrunk down to five inches tall to help save the planet. Expect to see a little blood, some fighting and arguing, and lab mice who appear to be harmed; minor characters die. Language….
- Alexander Payne
- Jeffrey M. Anderson
- Paramount Pictures
Aug 30, 2017 · Aug 30, 2017 2:00am PT. 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...
Sep 14, 2017 · Entertainment / Film. Downsizing takes the dullest path through a brilliant premise. / It starts out as a movie about a technological change that alters the fabric of the world, and it ends up...
