Written by James M. Tate / 12/22/2017 / No comments / 2017 , alexander payne , matt damon , new
'DOWNSIZING' IRONICALLY ENLARGES AN OBVIOUS AGENDA
Year Released: 2017 |
It should be right up front if their cause belongs to everybody. Instead, the stage is set for a near-future society that, in order to save tons of money while helping to "save the Earth," shrinks willing people down to five inches. When certain characters bring the environmental message up, it's usually with shrugged sarcasm — as if to get that out of the way in order for the Matt Damon Romantic Comedy to begin...
DownScore: *1/2 |
Without the title ingredient that's supposed to make this an ironic and quirky, futuristic what-if semi-satire, DOWNSIZING would be a bleeding heart without a body...
Even a few potentially interesting scenes with a crippled Vietnamese woman (who becomes a sidekick) spouting blunt comments at Damon's shy protagonist are blurred and then buried by the social message more obvious than even TOMORROWLAND...
So here's hoping the otherwise brilliant director Alexander Payne got all the overboard Left Wing sermonizing out of his system, and create more indies about people to care about instead of what feels like an overlong prelude to a Global Warning disaster flick. As far as being preachy goes, this is tops... And they say religious people deal in narrow-minded Absolutes in a corny and contrived fashion.
Even a few potentially interesting scenes with a crippled Vietnamese woman (who becomes a sidekick) spouting blunt comments at Damon's shy protagonist are blurred and then buried by the social message more obvious than even TOMORROWLAND...
So here's hoping the otherwise brilliant director Alexander Payne got all the overboard Left Wing sermonizing out of his system, and create more indies about people to care about instead of what feels like an overlong prelude to a Global Warning disaster flick. As far as being preachy goes, this is tops... And they say religious people deal in narrow-minded Absolutes in a corny and contrived fashion.
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