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Comedy Drama Sci-Fi Matt Damon Downsizing Future Technology
Downsizing (2017)
2017 | Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi
135 mins United States
"Downsizing" follows a kindly occupational therapist who 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.
| Produced by | Paramount Pictures |
| Director | Alexander Payne |
| Writer | Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor |
| Cast | Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz and Hong Chau |
Comedy Drama Sci-Fi Matt Damon Downsizing Future Technology
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Downsizing (2017) Reviews & Ratings (47)
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Downsizing (2017) reviews from people you don't follow
Great idea, badly executed
Downsizing really has no idea what film it's trying to be. Is it a drama? Is it a comedy? Is it a take on current issues with society and global warming? The problem is it tries to be all of these and more, and it fails at every hurdle.
It isn't funny, all of the jokes pretty much fall flat. The drama side is so boring and unengaging that less than an hour in I was dying to leave. The characters themselves are for the most part underdeveloped and completely forgettable. Paul Safranek as the protagonist is so dull that you find yourself not caring about his exploits. The only exception is played by Hong Chau, as even Christoph Waltz can't seem to impress in this.
The concept of downsizing itself is a fantastic idea, it's just a shame the film itself is dragged down by being too serious and boring. If done right, this could have been a great comedy.
It isn't funny, all of the jokes pretty much fall flat. The drama side is so boring and unengaging that less than an hour in I was dying to leave. The characters themselves are for the most part underdeveloped and completely forgettable. Paul Safranek as the protagonist is so dull that you find yourself not caring about his exploits. The only exception is played by Hong Chau, as even Christoph Waltz can't seem to impress in this.
The concept of downsizing itself is a fantastic idea, it's just a shame the film itself is dragged down by being too serious and boring. If done right, this could have been a great comedy.
Funny (3 more)
Interesting
Clever
Believable charactees
Bizzare/clever concept
What a brilliant concept! I would certainly consider it if this was real. I loved the story and the characters, I felt that this really worked. There were clever little plot nods to the overall story of them being miniature. Occasionally, I thought some of the scaling was off. I would not necessarily say this was a comedy although it does have some very funny parts.
The idea of downsizing (1 more)
Matt Damon
Slow at times (1 more)
Terrible ending
So this started out interesting, and had it's funny points. Some parts got fairly slow by the middle of the film, but it was still entertaining. However, the last 30 -45 minutes were pretty bad. The ending was horrible- it just stops, like the main part of the ending was left on the cutting room floor, or the writers just gave up on trying. I would recommend watching it just to entertain the idea of downsizing. It made for a good thought provoking conversation afterwards.
Downsizing (2017) reviews from people you don't follow
Merissa (12681 KP) rated
Jan 21, 2019
Downsizing
The premise of this film is amazing... and if it had only delivered what was promised, it would have been outstanding. As it is, the story fizzles out and splutters along aimlessly. There was more connection between Paul (Matt Damon) and Dusan (Christopher Walken) than there was between Paul and Ngoc Lan (Hong Chau). From looking at houses to please his wife, to being socially 'good' to please Ngoc Lan, Paul just seemed to be a wanderer who flitted from one scene to the next, but not feeling deeply enough about anything to really take an interest.
And then we have the whole Norwegian colony - that could have been superb, but instead was 'downsized' itself into a cult. Such a shame.
I was really looking forward to this, and didn't realise it was listed as comedy. That's probably a good thing, because I didn't find much of it funny!
Such an interesting concept, I would recommend viewing it, just so you know.
And then we have the whole Norwegian colony - that could have been superb, but instead was 'downsized' itself into a cult. Such a shame.
I was really looking forward to this, and didn't realise it was listed as comedy. That's probably a good thing, because I didn't find much of it funny!
Such an interesting concept, I would recommend viewing it, just so you know.
The idea behind this film (in order to save the world from mankind's expansion and overuse of resources, Norwegian scientists master the science of shrinking, and with humans being a fraction of their size the planet can start to recover) was excellent. However this did not translate into a good film. Matt Damon tries his best to portray the man looking for a new start post-downsizing, adding humour and charm, but is not enough to carry a script that just didn't know what it wanted to do.
While the film managed to show that some facets of humanity will still carry on post-shrinking (we need working class people to run the utopia so we have tiny shanty towns) and add an element of satire, it was not a cohesive film.
While the film managed to show that some facets of humanity will still carry on post-shrinking (we need working class people to run the utopia so we have tiny shanty towns) and add an element of satire, it was not a cohesive film.
Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated
Nov 1, 2021 (Updated Nov 3, 2021)
Downsizing starts when scientists discover how to shrink humans to five inches tall as part of a solution to the world’s overpopulation, Paul (played by Matt Damon) and his wife Audrey (played by Kristen Wiig) decide to abandon their stressed lives in order to get small and move to a new downsized community – a choice that triggers life-changing adventures.
So we start as the with an introduction to the scientist testing out the Downsizing, then we are introduced to the first to be shrunk. When we first meet Paul, he is looking after his mother a task which has taken up much of his life and has made him make decisions in life.
Downsizing isn’t an effect-laden film as you would think from the trailer, it seems like any other movie, there are several memorable moments, such as Christoph Waltz‘s character, Dusan Mirkovic, who lives upstairs from Paul, Waltz’s character certainly brings some comedic moments to the film to lighten it up when needed. Joining Waltz is Udo Kier who plays Konrad who both visit the original Downsizing team in Norway from time to time.
So we start as the with an introduction to the scientist testing out the Downsizing, then we are introduced to the first to be shrunk. When we first meet Paul, he is looking after his mother a task which has taken up much of his life and has made him make decisions in life.
Downsizing isn’t an effect-laden film as you would think from the trailer, it seems like any other movie, there are several memorable moments, such as Christoph Waltz‘s character, Dusan Mirkovic, who lives upstairs from Paul, Waltz’s character certainly brings some comedic moments to the film to lighten it up when needed. Joining Waltz is Udo Kier who plays Konrad who both visit the original Downsizing team in Norway from time to time.
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