Interestingly, it pulls an unexpectedly thought-provoking ending out of the bag, which makes me suspect that Hancock’s intention was to subvert tropes all along.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 10, 2024

The way in which the serial killer operates by placing his victims as a great staging and the investigation by a contrasting police duo, who differ in ages, work methods, social class and cultural ethnicity, automatically refers to the '90s...

| Original Score: 6/10 | Aug 16, 2024

Every moment is agitated by the volatility of '90s LA, with a jaw-dropping conclusion.

| Mar 31, 2023

What exactly went wrong with Mr. Hancock’s ode to ’90s Hollywood crime thrillers? The Little Things is frustratingly bland.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 11, 2022

“The Little Things” proudly embraces its gritty neo-noir flavor while leaving the impression that the film could have been plucked right out of the early 1990’s, back when crime thrillers were all the rave.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 17, 2022

The whole thing still falls victim to uninspired filmmaking choices that range from mundane cinematography and a dull, repetitive score.

| Original Score: 3/10 | Jun 5, 2022

An interesting final act leads to a frustrating conclusion, which sums up The Small Things habit of doing very little with a lot.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 1, 2022

With The Little Things, Hancock seems to be trying to subvert the expectations of 1990s audiences, not today's, leaving the movie's conceit to feel underdeveloped.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 17, 2022

Gradually warps into a genuinely gripping and unnervingly ambiguous thriller.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 1, 2021

'The Little Things' features a good setting and two excellent actors in the lead roles. I just wish something would have happened in the movie.

| Sep 13, 2021

While many elements may look and feel familiar to thrillers that have been done to death in the years since the film's inception, fans of the genre may still find plenty to engross them thanks to that throwback style it provides.

| Original Score: 3 / 5 | Jun 26, 2021

The Little Things is one of those frustratingly smug films that believes ambiguity to be an aim in and of itself, supposedly audacious for being dark for its own sake.

| Jun 5, 2021

Though the cast is top-notch, the script isn't.

| Original Score: C+ | May 18, 2021

Despite the participation of three Oscar winners, it offers little that's fresh or exciting.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 8, 2021

Yet another dull, meandering and underwhelming crime thriller despite a talented cast and solid production values.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.2542157857/10 | May 6, 2021

There is great potential here for a gripping, memorable modern thriller but everything just feels a bit...average.

| Original Score: 5.5/10 | Apr 26, 2021

The good thing about the film is that it takes a turn. [Full review in Spanish]

| Apr 9, 2021

It wouldn't work at all if not for Washington.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 2, 2021

An unnecessary trip to the past. [Full review in Spanish]

| Mar 31, 2021

...Hancock comes across as too self-conscious in his homages and his big existential swings for The Little Things to feel like anything more than a retread.

| Mar 28, 2021