this could have been a silly film about being small in a big world a bad borrowers concept maybe? [30], On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 46% based on 299 reviews, with an average rating of 5.64/10.

In addition, Paul's share of the assets shrank further still due to divorce settlement negotiations. As a 1950s suburban community self-destructs, a home invasion has sinister consequences for one seemingly normal family. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. |, December 26, 2017 Kind of. Check out our most anticipated streaming picks. Don't have an account? It's a little bit of a lot of things, and if you get too bogged down in what it could be, you might get lost from what it is.

(as Timothy Edmund Driscoll). I saw an interesting and emotional drama about an under achieved man , Paul (Matt Damon) looking for a better life, he is betrayed by the one person he wanted an improved life with. Once you put aside the setting, this film can be broken down to a simple love story, which doesn't do the rest of the film justice. comedy, Paramount Pictures, Coming Soon, Regal Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox!

Paul, whose occupational therapist license had lapsed and faced a re-certification process due to Leisureland being in another state, now works as a customer service representative for Lands' End. Coming Soon. The quirkiness highlights come in the Vietnamese girl , Ngoc Lan Tran (Hong Chou) who takes over Pauls disappointing new life and his neighbour Dusan (Christoph Waltz) who adds a new spark, together they give Paul new purpose, a chance to make up for unfulfilled aspirations, at the end of the day what do we all want out of life ? A devoted and mild-mannered couple decides to kill spouse's parents. [32] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C" on an A+ to F scale. In the end, I can't blame people for being disappointed, but I applaud the film for trying to be something different and unlike anything you've seen before. [4] Nevertheless, it was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2017,[5] while Chau earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 75th Golden Globe Awards.[6]. Principal photography on the film began in Ontario, Canada on April 1, 2016. [17][18] On January 8, it was announced that Alec Baldwin, Neil Patrick Harris and Jason Sudeikis had joined the cast, though Baldwin later dropped out. 325 of 481 people found this review helpful. Paul is excited to enter the vault and asks Ngoc Lan to join him. The script is poorly written, going everywhere and nowhere; touching on a lot of issues but never exploring them. Can he help save the planet and afford a nice lifestyle at the same time? "[37] Richard Brody of The New Yorker described Downsizing as "three movies in one - a passable one, a terrific one, and a terrible one. Downsizing (2017) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher. Billed as a comedy, Downsizing didn't last long in theaters, but looking at it from the perspective of Science Fiction and taking into account it's message about environmental protection, this film ends up having a lot more depth than the lame duck comedy it was advertised as.