Summary
I dont think one mode of filmmaking is inherently better than another.
What I care about is that thereisa mode of filmmaking.
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.
And yet, I came intoThe Little Thingswith optimism.
Unfortunately, theres no such passion evident within the films construction.
Im thankful Washington seems to have cared about this film, because it seems like Hancock didnt.
The benefits and drawbacks of each method are directly inverse to each other.
In fact, it doesnt even flush the hurdle of editorial competence.
This abruptness in pace is another unmotivated, untethered constant throughout the construction ofThe Little Things.
Broadly,The Little Thingsis a procedural,character-driven crime thriller.
To broadly skip over such examinations of little things with giant leaps in visual clarity simply makes no sense.
We cant appreciate the importance of such little things when Hancock shoots it all like its over-generalized CliffsNotes.
“Regrets” doesn’t necessarily translate to missteps.
Theyre covered in atypically long takes, atypically flowing camera moves, and atypically intriguing color temperatures.
Theyre edited together with care, with intention, with the utmost attention paid to the little things.
The Little Thingsis available to stream on Max in the U.S.
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