Should you watch Downsizing?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Downsizing
Film · 2017
A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and afford a nice lifestyle at the same time.
The sides of Downsizing
- A man shrunk to four inches tall
- A miniature town in a dome
- A climate scheme that turns into a moral one
Downsizing is good for you if…
- you like the idea of people shrinking themselves to save the planet.
- you like an ordinary man looking for meaning in a tiny world.
- you like Hong Chau stealing every scene she is in.
Downsizing is bad for you if…
- you want a comedy full of tiny people gags. The shrinking comes early and the rest is a quiet drama.
- over two hours for a quiet story is too much for you.
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