The Little Things (2021)

HBO Max and facebook have been shoving this down my throat, so I figured I'd give it a whirl. Denzel plays a cop who basically ruined his life on his previous case because he got too invested. Somehow or another, he gets roped into a serial killer case, teams up with Rami Malek, and you can watch the rest to see how it unfolds.

My thoughts? It's well made, but that doesn't mean it's great. It's certainly not bad, so I guess I'd say it just is. I think a lot of these detective crime stories are loaded with filler, because it's not always interesting to get from point A to point B.

Don't shoot me, but I'm not the biggest Denzel fan. I think he's overrated, but he does all right here. Rami Malek is weird. And when I say weird, I mean weird looking. Dude looks like an alien and I'm supposed to move past it. Okay. So the only primary cast member left is Jared Leto, and he's the guy you want to watch the movie for. Even though he isn't in much, he's so method that you know part of him is enjoying being a weirdo creep.

The ending isn't quite what you expect, but I liked it. I think it helps justify a lot of the middle muck, and it does make you question a bit about character motives after. Not the worst way to start off 2021.

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