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The Little Things

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Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, and Rami Malek in The Little Things (2021)
Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe “Deke” Deacon (Washington) is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment.  Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a killer who is terrorizing the city.  Leading the hunt, L.A. Sheriff Department Sergeant Jim Baxter (Malek), impressed with Deke’s cop instincts, unofficially engages his help.  But as they track the killer, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke’s past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.
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Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer ... Read allKern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city.Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city.
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    • Denzel Washington
    • Rami Malek
    • Jared Leto
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    • Rami Malek
    • Jared Leto
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    Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, and Rami Malek in The Little Things (2021)
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    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    • Joe 'Deke' Deacon
    Rami Malek
    Rami Malek
    • Jim Baxter
    Jared Leto
    Jared Leto
    • Albert Sparma
    Chris Bauer
    Chris Bauer
    • Detective Sal Rizoli
    Michael Hyatt
    Michael Hyatt
    • Flo Dunigan
    Terry Kinney
    Terry Kinney
    • LASD Captain Carl Farris
    Natalie Morales
    Natalie Morales
    • Detective Jamie Estrada
    Isabel Arraiza
    Isabel Arraiza
    • Ana Baxter
    Joris Jarsky
    Joris Jarsky
    • Detective Sergeant Rogers
    Glenn Morshower
    Glenn Morshower
    • Captain Henry Davis
    Sofia Vassilieva
    Sofia Vassilieva
    • Tina Salvatore
    Jason James Richter
    Jason James Richter
    • Detective Williams
    John Harlan Kim
    John Harlan Kim
    • Officer Henderson
    Frederick Koehler
    Frederick Koehler
    • Stan Peters
    Judith Scott
    Judith Scott
    • Marsha
    Maya Kazan
    Maya Kazan
    • Ronda Rathbun
    Tiffany Gonzalez
    Tiffany Gonzalez
    • Julie Brock
    Anna McKitrick
    • Mary Roberts
      • John Lee Hancock
      • John Lee Hancock
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    • Trivia
      Jared Leto really wanted to avoid playing another "dark character," but stated that he could not pass up the chance to work with Washington.
    • Goofs
      (at around 20 mins) While Deacon is traveling down the boulevard past the street walkers, his Blazer is moving, but the camera shows the vehicle's gear selector in Park.
    • Quotes

      Joe 'Deke' Deacon: It's the little things that are important, Jimmy. It's the little things that get you caught.

    • Connections
      Featured in OWV Updates: Multimedia Update (31/12/2020) - Last Update of 2020/OWV Awards #5 (2020)
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      Roam
      Written by Cindy Wilson, Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland and Robert Waldrop

      Performed by The B-52's

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      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Great cast and premise, brought down by bad editing
    "It's the little things that get you caught," Deke, played by Denzel Washington, tells Rami Malek's character Jimmy. "It's the little things that rip you apart." Unfortunately, I found that second sentiment particularly resonant as I watched "The Little Things."

    "The Little Things" had a phenomenal trailer, very nuanced, well lit, choreographed, acted, and most importantly, well edited. Of course, the trailer was only two minutes long. How does the actual film, which is over two hours long, compare? Surely any movie that expands on the technical prowess and acting chops that the trailer set up will be fantastic! The movie does expand on all of the pieces the trailer introduced - in doing so, "The Little Things" takes one step forward, and two steps back. Admittedly, the movie looks good visually; the cinematography is appropriately moody, with dim lighting for the majority of the running time that casts an ominous shadow over its characters.

    The acting, too, is incredible. I've seen mixed reviews on Rami Malek's acting in this movie, but I thought he was great, if a little mumbly, which did make it hard to understand him (thank you subtitles). Denzel Washington is, as always, great. He puts on a quiet performance here that takes its time with viewers - you can tell there's something below this character that's waiting to bubble up. Denzel is a professional, and he acts like one; every word out of his mouth feels believable, every action he takes feels realistic for his character. Watching him and Malik collaborate to catch a killer is truly entertaining - Deke sucks Jimmy into his obsessive mindset, and it's interesting watching both of them fall deeper into the rabbit hole they've dug for themselves.

    Jared Leto as the might be, might not be killer is fascinating. Now granted, I may be biased because I like Jared Leto, but I thought he was pretty good in the role. His character was perfectly bizarre, always keeping Deke and Jimmy on their toes. Sure, Jared's character may act like a complete weirdo, but is he a killer? The movie keeps you, and its characters, guessing, which I appreciated. The story, which obviously focuses on these three characters, is elevated by the amazing performances. In a better film, I could see some serious Oscar contenders.

    Yes, I did say "in a better film," because "The Little Things" does start to fall flat. Let's talk about the editing - did Olivier Megaton secretly direct this? Who decided on the editing style of this movie? There were a distracting amount of cuts in practically every single scene - for example, a scene where Denzel says goodbye to his dog before getting in his car has probably upwards of ten cuts. Similarly, a scene where Deke and Jimmy are eating breakfast has probably 20 cuts. There is rapid fire editing at play here, and I'm not sure the reason why. The film would've greatly benefited from a slow and steady editing style that allowed the camera to linger on its scenes and characters; instead, we get something akin to Paul Greengrass, which definitely doesn't fit the tone of the movie.

    Because of that, tonally, the movie is inconsistent. The pace feels all over the place, with the film only picking up when Jared Leto's character comes in the picture. Unfortunately, he starts to play a major role about an hour or more into the movie, which means you spend a majority of this film's length focusing on nothing really memorable. Additionally, the movie felt too short, even though it was over two hours long. There had to be scenes cut out of here, perhaps even scenes that further expanded as to why Deke and Jimmy were so obsessed over Jared Leto's character. It seems like they pick him as a suspect out of thin air; as you hear in the trailer, they find him suspicious because his car has high mileage. That's it? After Deke discovers this, they seem laser focused on nailing Leto's character, and I was wondering if I somehow missed another clue or piece of evidence that made Deke and Jimmy get so fixated.

    I did really enjoy the ending and overall message of the movie - this is definitely not a crowd-pleaser, and I commend the so different approach that the movie took. However, I really can't excuse the awful editing and the stagnant pace. In a better movie, the first hour would've been the first 30 minutes, with Leto's character being introduced early to build the tension and obsession of Jimmy and Deke. However, because "The Little Things" spends its first hour on nothing too significant, by the time Jared's character is finally introduced you'll wonder what the movie can possibly pull out of its hat to keep you interested now that it's almost over. "The Little Things" is a film with great performances and a really interesting premise that is brought way down by its editing, pacing, and tonal inconsistency. It's a perfectly watchable film, but with this cast, it should've been much better than it ends up being.
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      • January 29, 2021 (United States)
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      • Mosman's Steak House - 46643 60th St. West, Lancaster, California, USA
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      • Warner Bros.
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    • 2 hours 8 minutes
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      • Dolby Surround 7.1
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