Aside from the horrific editing throughout the majority of this feature, The Little Things is a gripping crime thriller with a sharp human twist. I'm rather shocked by the level of disdain on here for the ending, as I thought it was much better than simply naming the killer. [spoiler] Having Deke save Jim from the guilt that befell him when he killed an innocent man was a nice twist that I didn't see coming. Sure it doesn't answer the main mystery of the crime, but I'd argue that was never the main storyline of the movie in the first place. It was all about Deke finding peace with his past, while helping his replacement not fall into the same hole that he did. [/spoiler] Takes a while to get going, but once it does it's a gripping, enjoyable ride to the credits. (Just try and ignore the 293048023948238 edits during scenes as simple as breakfast at Jim's house)

BOOOOOOORINGGGGGGG. 40 minute story, agonizingly stretched out to 2 hours. Honestly felt even longer.

The biggest crime that has ever been committed wasn’t even in the movie itself, but having a cast like Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto, with a promising concept of a murder mystery and it turned out to be…whatever.

I mean the performances were decent at least, even if Rami Malek felt a bit out of place here.

I'm not sure why there's so much hate for this film, but I loved it. If you enjoyed the grimdark mysteries that were huge in the late 90s (think Seven), you'll feel at home with The Little Things. The underlying mystery is engaging, but leads us to an interesting conclusion that is surprising, unexpected, and...believable. It also is very morally "squishy", leaving a lot of space to contemplate the various actions of our leads, who were all great. Leto may have been trying a little too hard, but he gave an engaging performance. Malek and Washington were great, as expected. I genuinely enjoyed the heck out of this film.

Watched it for Denzel. Lost interest halfway through the movie. Thought it was going to end like se7en.

Then had to google to understand the last act of the movie.

Mediocre fare, avoid,

If I'm ever murdered, I don't want Baxter on my case. Dumbest thing I've ever seen was[spoiler] Baxter agreeing to take a ride with a suspected serial killer... I don't care if it's because he thinks he will find the missing girl, it's just dumb, and to be manipulated to dig several holes [/spoiler] was just the last straw.

The acting was great, but the story was slow and the ending anticlimactic.

Release the Snyder Cut, that ending was so random and pretty shit.

Quite dull and unnecessarily long as other comments pointed out. The actors did great but that's about it.

Not really sure why the 7 overall. It's very well written and acted. The plot twist is very Orsen Wells Rosebud-esque. Thought provoking and unexpected. Guessing most people that rated it low didn't want a thinker movie that leaves you to decide how you feel about it. Intellectually more than what they wanted? Far better than I expected.

What a God damn stupid movie - a cop jumping into the car with a suspect, likesay he’s offering him a ride to the gym?! And Rami in this role was a NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :x::x::x:

This movie is made of enormous stretches of nothing between poignant moments. It's long for the sake of being long. When even questions like 'did you set the alarm' deserve a pregnant pause you KNOW the director was at a loss how to make a complete movie of the wreckage before him. I'm sure it's a cult thing and a masterpiece of storytelling, but I found it boring, slow and confusing at times. Can't reccomend.

Boring and disappointing. The hole-digging scene was anticlimactic and the pace/music never sped up in a way to build suspense towards the end. Overall very slow and sadly not worth it.

Meh. Not much to talk about weak storyline. Nothing new.

the actors did the best they could with this mediocre director

The most unrealistic thing in this cursed movie is Jared Leto full on wearing his work uniform all day during his day off

>"Don’t you ever get tired of looking at dead bodies"

I really wanted to like this movie. While there are a few scenes that were intense and seemed like it was leading somewhere, this movie left me with more questions and a disappointing third act.

Even being a slow burn, it was not a bad film until the last 20 minutes...

A good thriller/detective movie. The characters could have been fleshed out a bit more if it had been a limited series, but alas it's a movie.
There are a couple of decent surprises in the story. A lot of your standard thriller/detective stuff as well. And overall I feel that it works as a whole.

How I rate:
1-3 :heart: = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 :heart: = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 :heart: = I expect you will like this too
9-10 :heart: = movies and TV shows I really love!

academy award winner Denzel Washington, academy award winner Rami Malek and academy award winner Jared Leto, should've read the script twice!

First half was 8/10, but the second half falls flat. The ending was just disappointing...

I enjoyed the acting and the story until just before the end. It seems I enjoyed it more than other Trakt users, but not unlike the most of them, I was disappointed with the ending. With a proper ending, I think it would've been a decent movie!

Excellent movie.
People saying the ending is bad don’t get it.
[spoiler]They had the hunch, they saw him get aroused by the pictures, they know it’s him. When deke gets to the killers house he see his trophy case with the victim’s possessions, the proof they needed, they just can’t get the warrant yet because they need more evidence to get it. Unfortunately baxter ends up screwing up by shoveling the killer, just like deacon did when he shot the girl. Deke could have caught the killer but instead killed a witness. The same with baxter, could have gotten Sparma but...killed him instead.

When deacon gives the hair thingy to baxter he is doing him a favor, releasing him from his own daemons. That doesn’t mean he is not the guy, just that baxter fixated on a little thing that doesn’t matter anymore, because the actual killer is dead and there won’t be anymore victims.
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Well, I didn't hate watching it but I found the ending super unsatisfactory. Would I rather have my two hours back? Yeah, probably. 5/10.

Nothing I can add that hasn't already been said by others. This is just a boring nonsensical story. No point to any of it. Anticlimactic ending. Did I say boring?

Welp... I was extremely bored, it put me right to sleep and that’s rare for a Denzel flick!

Slow and silent burner. Can be confusing. Rami malek doesn't suit the role of Baxter IMO:thinking:

It certainly isn't the best work of Denzel or even Rami. I expected more, the whole story is very meh; and the ending is kinda weak. Also, [spoiler] even you kinda "guess" that Jared Leto is the actual killer, they never had any hard proof, so essentially Rami could have killed an innocent man (a crazy, twisted one; but innocent). After all, the ending proof is just a gimmick bought buy Denzel. [/spoiler]

Kind of disappointed as I was expecting an edge of your seat thriller...and only received lackluster in return....maybe it was the wrong type of story for the big screen if book based....it seems like the films plot limited the acting abilities of some of my favorite actors at times but I hung in till the end and was left with a bad taste in my mouth...definitely not worth it (just thinking about it I will be removing 1 more srar uggh)

Has Jared Leto always sounded like Anthony Jeselnik?

Better than the average thriller suspense movies, I agree that the ending could have had a higher impact but definitely worth the time to watch.

It's been awhile since I've been really frustrated with a film. I really enjoyed the first hour and a half, but the last 30 minutes or so was just baffling. Let me start off by saying I really liked the cast, and the tone of the film was great, at least initially. Somewhere along the lines, it takes a turn, and the film just detours from there (You'll know what I mean).

Actors and direction well, I like how it starts and how it continues, the end not much