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Downsizing

2017

Alexander Payne

Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig ...

5.3

10,555

Sci-Fi. Comedy. Drama A social satire in which a guy realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself.

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Captivating, funny and possessed of a surprise-filled zig-zag structure that makes it impossible to anticipate where it's headed, this is a deeply humane film that, like the best Hollywood classics, feels both entirely of its moment and timeless"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"[It unveils] a new side of Payne that’s at once playful, spectacular, mischievous, and audacious (...) His films are built with a craftsmanship so beveled and honed that it’s beyond impeccable"	POS
United States	Jessica Kiang The Playlist	"It’s Payne’s most expansive film (...) Hong delivers the film’s most revelatory performance (...) You come for the high-concept sci-fi, but stay for the characters. Which is not to say that the sci-fi elements are badly handled"	POS
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"The ensemble couldn’t be better (...) Like their shrunken characters, the filmmakers’ humor and their sharp observation of the human condition have survived the change in size and scope."	POS
United Kingdom	Xan Brooks The Guardian	"Masterpiece (...) What a spry, nuanced, winningly digressive movie this is (...) Payne’s handling is perfect. He never puts a foot wrong (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"[It] is big on ideas (...) Exhilaratingly odd (...) Their chemistry [Chau and Damon] turbo-charges the film (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	William Bibbiani IGN	"It’s not very funny, it’s not very dramatic. There’s a spark of intelligence here, a valid critique of doomsday culture and escapism, but it’s the sort of message you can easily get off of a cocktail napkin."	NEU
United States	Emily Yoshida Vulture	"A boldly executed sci-fi that trips over its own modesty (...) Payne’s devotion to banality (...) holds him back this time."	NEU
United Kingdom	David Sexton London Evening Standard	"A wizard idea, 'Downsizing' is often very funny and deadpan (...) Payne is a good enough director not to need to divert so far from the real world (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Argentina	Horacio Bernades Diario Página 12	\|	POS

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